In Class 4, Grade 3, Ningcheng No. 1 Middle School, the head teacher, Lu Xiao, was on the podium explaining mathematics problems non-stop. Under the podium, all the students were studying very seriously.
In the blink of an eye, it is already April, and there are only two months left before the college entrance examination. The college entrance examination is coming soon. For students in the senior year of high school, time is quite tight, and they are almost racing against time to study and work hard.
is improving.
Even if you are a person who has always been careless and has not studied hard, at this time, you have to get serious again.
Sitting in the corner, Liu Yuan supported his chin with one hand and studied the advanced technological knowledge contained in the inheritance seeds in his mind.
Cancer has been conquered, and in the future the company's flagship product will already be available, but it is certainly impossible for a company to conquer the world with just one product, so Liu Yuan has been researching weight loss drugs for this period of time.
Originally, Liu Yuan always felt that there was definitely no market for weight loss products.
Looking at the students in my class, there are still a few obese people. Most of the students are very slim and not fat at all. However, after some investigation, I found that this is really a huge market.
According to the latest survey data, more than 2 billion people worldwide are plagued by obesity, and the trend continues to expand.
Among them, there are about 700 million people who are really obese and have an impact on their lives. About 100 million of them are children, and the obesity rate and the number of obese children are increasing.
China has a huge population base and also has the largest number of obese people in the world. There are more than 15 million obese children and nearly 60 million obese adults.
The problem of obesity not only affects life and work, but also puts a lot of load and pressure on the body. Obesity causes many complications, and many of them can even easily lead to death. Every year, more than 4 million people around the world are overweight.
Or die from obesity.
Such a huge base means that there is an unimaginable market for weight loss products, especially as more and more women become obese.
According to surveys, the number of obese adult women worldwide has exceeded 70 million. These are severely obese people. As for the number of ordinary obese people, it is unknown how many people there are.
Women earn the most money and are the most beautiful. The amount spent on weight loss every year is astronomical.
Such a huge market is simply beyond imagination, and something Liu Yuan never expected.
If we can develop a really effective and efficient weight loss product, it will definitely bring huge wealth. After all, obesity is not only a disease, but also affects a person's image and appearance.
As the saying goes, a fat person ruins everything. When a person becomes fat, his energy, appearance, etc. will all be out of shape. When a person is thin, he will look much better.
"Seeds, among advanced civilizations, will there be problems with obesity?"
Liu Yuan chatted with Zizi in his mind.
"Not to mention advanced civilizations, even river-level civilizations no longer have the problem of obesity. As long as biotechnology, especially genetic technology, can develop to a certain extent, there will be no need to worry about obesity."
"The problem of obesity is actually a problem that will only arise after people's lives become richer with the development of science and technology and civilization."
"If in primitive society, people were hungry and full after one meal, and there would be no problem of obesity. In the final analysis, obesity will gradually become a social problem after the standard of living improves.
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"But this kind of problem will gradually disappear in the long river of history with the development of civilization and science and technology. When science and technology and civilization develop to a certain extent, we can rely on science and technology to control everything."
"This is just like the richer people pay more attention to their own image and weight loss. The more advanced and civilized people are, the higher the requirements for their own citizens, such as life span, physical fitness, IQ, etc., how?
May be troubled by a little obesity."
Zizi answered quickly, and brought out a lot of information and information for Liu Yuan to see.
"You can also put it in plain and simple terms. In ancient times, many people suffered from big neck disease, smallpox and pockmarked faces, etc."
"These diseases can make people look very ugly and ugly. However, with the advancement and development of science and technology, these diseases have been gradually overcome, and naturally it is difficult to see such people."
"I checked the information. In the past, I could often see all kinds of strange-looking people, but now there are fewer and fewer such people, and everyone's appearance has generally become better-looking."
"This can also be regarded as a kind of progress and a manifestation of development. It also shows that your country's science and technology are constantly improving."
"You can overcome many diseases and thereby improve the quality of citizens of the entire country."
"The same is true for obesity. At a certain stage, it reflects the level of development of a country and a civilization. The richer the region and country, the more obese people it will have."
"But as civilization continues to develop, obesity will become a problem similar to smallpox and big neck disease, and it will become a problem that needs to be solved."
After listening carefully to Zizi's story, Liu Yuan understood immediately.
This obesity can actually rise to the level of measuring the level of civilization development of a country or region.
"After studying obesity for more than a month, I found that there are many factors that cause obesity, such as inherited genes, diet, living habits, age, etc. It seems that there are many factors and various factors."
"Many people say that obesity is caused by eating more and exercising less, but now I find that obesity is actually a genetic problem."
Liu Yuan shared some of his learning and research experiences.
To study weight loss drugs, it is natural to understand the many factors that lead to obesity, and then conduct detailed research. However, after some careful research, Liu Yuan slowly discovered that obesity is actually only related to one factor, and that is
It has to do with genes.
"I found that among the many samples you collected, all obese people have fifteen genes related to human appetite and weight regulation, and these genes have been highlighted, and they play an extremely critical role in obesity.
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"The formation of these fifteen genes has a great relationship with the evolutionary history of human beings."
"In the early days of human evolution, food was not guaranteed and people were hungry and full. In order to survive better, some related genes slowly evolved."
"For example, this gene for overeating evolved slowly in the primitive period in order to compete for food in order to eat as much food as possible in the shortest time. Some people eat very fast and very quickly.
To a large extent, it has to do with this gene."
"Another example is the gene for storing fat, which is also related to this aspect. In ancient times, when there was food, people would eat as much as possible, and then store the energy in the form of fat. When there is a shortage of food, this part of the fat
It can be turned into energy and released, so as to better survive the stage of food shortage."
"This part of the gene is especially obvious in the genes of polar bears. During the season when food is plentiful, polar bears can quickly gain weight and accumulate fat in their bodies quickly, so that they can slowly consume fat to survive the cold winter hibernation.
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"The reason why people today are prone to obesity is because our ancestors relied on these genes in ancient times to better adapt to the environment and survive."
"Many of those who can't get food, or eat less food, or have bad fat storage genes have been eliminated."
"You are right. Obesity is essentially related to genes. There are countless civilized races in the universe. In almost every civilized race in the early days, obesity genes made it easier for individuals to survive, thus better transforming themselves.
The genes are passed on.”
"This kind of gene is essentially a gene that has gradually evolved and become prominent in order to adapt to nature and better continue the race."
Liu Yuan and Seed continued to communicate and discussed the origin of the obesity gene.
Who would have thought that fat people actually have more advantages than thin people, and it is a manifestation of adapting to natural development and evolution.
Under difficult circumstances, obesity genes can actually allow people to survive better.
It's just that this gene has troubled people's lives and work in modern civilized society. As society is highly developed and food is fully guaranteed, the obesity gene has become a burden.
"Some people will not be obese no matter what, and they are not afraid of eating no matter what. The obesity gene in these people is not prominent, so they will not become obese. Some people have prominent obesity genes and will become fat even if they drink water. When they see food, they will not know how to get fat.
I eat more when I feel asleep and gain weight all of a sudden.”
"In the final analysis, it's all a genetic problem. As long as you adjust the prominent obesity genes, you can naturally become thinner, and you don't have to worry about obesity."
(Then the question is, is men’s lust also a genetic problem?)
PS: I drove back to my hometown today. I got up at six in the morning and set off at nine. I was really tired after driving all day. Just one chapter...