Your Fitness: Do You Have a Family History of Obesity? Do This
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Maybe you're fit now, but worry that your family history of obesity may get in you in the end. Is there anything you can do to fight back? Why yes, say researchers...
If you look at your overweight mom, your dad, and your grandparents and think that you'll end up looking just like them--think again. While it may be hard to fight genetics, there is a way, say researchers. Exercise regularly!
According to a new study published in the journal PLoS Medicine, regular physical activity can actually weaken the gene associated with obesity by as much as 30 percent. That's enough to make a big dent in weight gain as you get older.
I don't know about you, but I love being reminded that health is in our control, and that we're not just driven by good or bad genes. Yes, they play a big role, but we can fight for our healthiest selves!
Do you have a family history of obesity? Does it worry you?
If you look at your overweight mom, your dad, and your grandparents and think that you'll end up looking just like them--think again. While it may be hard to fight genetics, there is a way, say researchers. Exercise regularly!
According to a new study published in the journal PLoS Medicine, regular physical activity can actually weaken the gene associated with obesity by as much as 30 percent. That's enough to make a big dent in weight gain as you get older.
I don't know about you, but I love being reminded that health is in our control, and that we're not just driven by good or bad genes. Yes, they play a big role, but we can fight for our healthiest selves!
Do you have a family history of obesity? Does it worry you?
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