Weight and Genetics

This fascinating article from the NY Times on the role of genetics in weight really rang true for me: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/08/health/08fat.html?pagewanted=1

Best quote: The researchers concluded that 70 percent of the variation in peoples’ weights may be accounted for by inheritance, a figure that means that weight is more strongly inherited than nearly any other condition, including mental illness, breast cancer or heart disease.