Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you all for coming here today. The committee has accepted this very important task, and your testimony here today and your evidence are going to be very important in shaping the outcome.
My first question is to Dr. Taylor. If you don't mind, since I only have five minutes, I'd like a concise answer because I have a question to follow that is for everybody.
As I mentioned, I want to clarify one of your statements because it might have an impact on the outcome of the study. You alluded to the fact that ethnic and racial groups have a prevalence towards obesity. I'm just curious, is this for cultural or genetic reasons, or is it because of some socio-economic conditions leading some of these ethnic groups to be disproportionately represented?