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@cordereko You could have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes due to your genetics. For example, East and South Asians are genetically predisposed to storing fat viscerally which increases you risk for developing type 2 diabetes. This risk can be mitigated by making healthier...

@lettuce Oh my mistake! I must have misunderstood what you meant. I read it as you saying there was no genetic basis whatsoever. Sorry!!

@lettuce The article you linked agrees with I said. Ancestry/ethnicity does influence your genetic risk of developing conditions. But, ancestry/ethnicity are not the same thing as race. Race is what people see, while ancestry/ethnicity is based on where you are from.

@lettuce By race do you mean generic descriptors like Brown, Black, White, and Asian? There is for sure a genetic basis for ethnicities though (using your example Japanese and Filipino). And if I recall correctly, the different ethnicities that make up the different races are generally more...