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How to use the word predisposition in a Sentence?

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GPs will always recommend maintaining a healthy lifestyle to all of their patients, regardless of their weight or genetic predisposition, including making sure patients are eating a well-balanced diet, taking regular exercise, drinking alcohol in moderation, not smoking, and getting enough sleep.

Steve Mowle

Found on CNN
5 years ago

When I see how they're laying it out or what they're saying then I'll make up my mind, from what I know now my predisposition is not to support that.

Tom Rooney

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The human condition is plagued with a labyrinth of shortcomings, frailties and limitations that hinder man from reaching his fullest potential. Therefore, it only makes sense that we find ourselves at the next phase in human evolution where restricted man merges with the infinite possibilities of hyper-evolving technologies. This techno-human transmutation will prove to be ‘the’ quantum leap in human progression. The harmonization of technologically extending oneself, consciousness, artificial intelligence and machine learning will reverse the failures of genetic predisposition and limitation.

James Scott

added by Alexander
6 years ago

With chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in football players, we only have the end point, we don’t always have the history of how many concussions they had or any genetic predisposition, it’s certainly worrisome, and it’s certainly better to err on the side of conservatism to reduce the number of impacts, at least during practices, and restrict contact during the week.

Barry Boden

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

This is what we call a gene-environment interaction, you still need the asbestos exposure, but the genetic predisposition can make you more likely to develop mesothelioma with a lower level of asbestos exposure.

Hedy Kindler

Found on CNN
7 years ago

It's hurtful to think that those who are seeking the highest offices in the land are ignoring the basic tenets of the Constitution and suddenly concluding that Muslims have a predisposition for violence, it feels like we're a punching bag.

Hamid Khan

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We don't know what about service could lead to increased risk of the disease in veterans, it could be a variety of factors from head trauma and excessive physical activity to exposures. It also could be a combination of a genetic predisposition with an environmental trigger.

Patrick Wildman

Found on CNN
8 years ago

This is a population with a genetic predisposition and when exposed to Western lifestyles results in high rates of diabetes, [This is] undoubtedly caused by high rates of obesity.

Jonathan Shaw

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The utility of panel testing is that we know there are a lot more genes beyond BRCA1 and BRCA2 that are associated with cancer predisposition.

Colin Pritchard

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

I tell patients that stress is not causing their skin disease; certainly there’s some underlying predisposition to begin with, but once those risk factors are there, stress can certainly be a trigger.

Jonathan Silverberg

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

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