alt Hacker News> We also know there's a replication crisis in psychology and medicine…
It seems unlikely to extend to bariatric surgery outcomes.
> This idea that Americans are genetically pre-ordained to be fat seems like fanciful thinking.
This idea that Americans are genetically pre-ordained to lack willpower seems like fanciful thinking.
Of course they aren't genetically pre-ordained to lack willpower. That's why they could stop being fat, if only they chose to. The issue is cultural, not genetic. You don't go from 12% obesity to 40% obesity in 40 years due to a genetic shift, but rather a cultural one.