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The data was compiled from eight studies involving genes and body weight, which included more than 31,000 people of European origin aged 45 to 76, with differing dietary habits and health levels.
Researchers from Tufts University have discovered an obesity gene, triggered by saturated fat. The gene was found to promote increased body mass index (BMI) and obesity in three population studies among men and women who possess the CC genotype – but only in individuals who consume a diet high in saturated fat.
This news should come as a great relief to millions of obese people around the world, who for years have been puzzled and distressed at their never-ending war against flab - and wondering why they find it so hard. Perhaps being fat, for many people, is more to do with the way you were born, rather than with the way you conduct your life.
Does this mean I've dived into the wrong DNA pool? According to family folklore, I'm shaped just like my maternal grandmother, that is, short (5ft 5"), naturally very big breasted (34F) that make me feel bigger and heavier than I am, and store belly fat. Doesn't mean that I can't burn fat, but I have to work for it. Doesn't mean I have to accept the fact that I'm "grandma" either. So I train hard and sacrifice the so-called good things in life.
My training isn't about vanity and appearing to be healthy. It's all about being healthy now and going on into my later years. After all, I want a waist-line, not a waste-line! So obesity genes or not, it's not the time to settle for excuses.
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