This post might be extended in the near future, but I would appreciate your responses to this question: Do we really all come in different shapes and sizes?
Parents tell fat kids this all the time to make them feel better, and I don't think most of them really believe it. But is it actually true? According to Jill Comess, director of food science and nutrition at Norfolk State University, it just might be. "Researchers estimate that your genes account for at least 50% - and as much as 90% - of your stored body fat."
What say you? Do I have to work that much harder to lose weight?
Goodness me! I suppose some of that is true. There are different bone structures, but as to fat storage genes, I do not know - wouldn't everyone in a family be the same then - I guess not because hair and eye color differ in the same family...How do they study these things anyway??? As a young child, you were not overweight. Does that say anything???
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I'm not sure, Mom. I gained weight around age 10 (and kept it on) despite having the same diet and activity levels of my thin brothers. There must be a reason for this.
ReplyDeleteI think peoples' metabolism rates vary. I would agree that quite likely genes have a lot to do with it. However, I would not think that it would be something you couldn't overcome, though you very well may have to work harder than some people.
ReplyDeleteKeep it up!
Lisa