I eat and exercise as much as everyone else, but why can't I lose weight? It's because of 'this'.

Some people don't eat more than others and exercise as much as others, yet they can't seem to lose weight. Why is that?

According to a research team at the Digital Genome Medicine Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the United States, this is due to obesity genes, and people who have these genes and are at a high genetic risk for obesity need to exercise more to maintain a healthy weight.

 

“Some people who struggle with obesity appear to be hampered by their genes when it comes to losing extra weight,” the research team explained. “This means that people with a higher genetic risk of obesity may need to exercise more to avoid gaining weight.”

Dr. Douglas Ruderfer, director of the research center, said: “Genetic background influences the amount of physical activity needed to alleviate obesity,” he said. “The higher the genetic risk, the more steps you need per day.” " he said.

“This is why physical activity guidelines may not be very helpful in maintaining a healthy weight, because individual genetic differences determine how much exercise each person needs,” he added.

 

The research team conducted a follow-up study of approximately 3,100 middle-aged, non-obese individuals who walked an average of 8,300 steps per day for five years. The team reported, "In this study, obesity increased by 43% among those with the highest genetic risk score for obesity, but only by 13% among those with the lowest risk."

Research results on obesity People at the highest genetic risk need to walk an average of 2,280 more steps per day than those at average risk to avoid weight gain. It appeared as .

 

Additionally, people at high genetic risk and with a body mass index (BMI) between 22 and 28 needed to walk 3,460 and 6,350 more steps per day to have a similar risk as those with the lowest genetic predisposition to obesity.

“What’s new and important about this study is that it can now quantify the amount of activity needed to reduce obesity risk,” said Evan Brittain, MD, a cardiovascular medicine professor and a member of the research team. “This could one day allow doctors to prescribe specific exercise regimens based on each person’s genetic profile.”

 

“You can imagine a future where this data could be integrated with someone’s electronic health record and form the basis of a physician’s physical activity recommendations,” he said. “The important thing to know is that genetic risk does not determine your overall risk of obesity, and that you can actually overcome that risk by becoming more active. " he added.

 

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I'm sure there's something genetic about it too~

Moving more

It always seems to be the 'answer' for dieting.