Change: sayssaid that eating at a fast food restaurant, where you can consume 1,000 calories in four minutes, is a great cause to the obesity epidemic.While Gregory believes that calorie consumption is the greatest cause to obesity, there are other factors that contribute to obesity. Other Obesity Contributors .   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 357)

Change: SweetendSweetened drinks like Pepsi and Coke are the biggest contributors to obesity, according to Patricia Gregory, a dietician at the weight management center Optimal Weight in Gainesville, Fla. “I probably haven’t met very many people over 250 pounds that didn’t get that way by taking   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 354)

Change: However, she stresses that your environment is what you make of it. While your environment may not be conducive to exercise in daily life, you can balance that by monitoring calorie consumption.GENETICSAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, genes play a   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 354)

Change: According to the World Health Organization database, the nation of Nauru in the South Pacific has the highest rate of obesity at 80 percent. Viet Nam and the African nation of Eritrea have the lowest rate at zero percent.Nauru is a country predisposed to   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 320)

Change: that will factor in, Gregory said. “The percentage that genetics plays varies with each individual, as does the percentage of the diet,” she said. “There are some people thatwho are much more predisposed to beingbe heavy, but they have to work harder."   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 421)

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