Obesity and Diet

Genetics and Epigenetics of Obesity

The frequency or timing of protein synthesis from your genes' instructions is referred to as gene expression. While epigenetic alterations impact gene expression to switch genes "on" and "off," genetic modifications can modify which proteins are produced. It is simple to show how your genes, behaviours, and environment are related since your environment and activities, such nutrition and exercise, can cause epigenetic alterations.

Three systems that can interact with each other in to silence genes:

DNA Methylation

Histone Modifications

RNA-Associated silencing