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Obesity had reached epidemi.c proportions around the world over the past few decades.Factors that lead to obesity could also contribute to various components of metabolic syndrome such as insulin resistance, dyslipidemia and hypertension.Also, we should remember that there are people who are obese, but do not develop serious metabolic consequences.Increasing knowledge about interactions between genes and environment has provided insight on why some individuals are more prone to obesity than others.