Skinny : It Is All in the Genetics
Well, mostly, at least that is what some researchers are saying. They are saying that they’ve discovered what they dub the “adipose gene” that makes thin people stay thin by reducing their percentage of overall body fat, pretty much no matter what they eat, and the lack thereof in bigger people causes them to be fatter. At least that’s how they’re trying to simplify the ballooning waistlines of Americans.
I’m sure there is truth to this hypothesis, but there are also other factors such as poor food choice, over eating and lack of physical activity that weigh heavily on the increasing obesity epidemic. The adipose gene was found not only in mice, but also in other living creatures, and tests were done to find out whether the creatures with this “adipose” gene would thrive or starve in famine and when there is an abundance of food available, whether they would stay lean.
You guessed it, they did die off in famine, but they did very well in feast, as they were trimmer and better able to move around and accomplish things than their counterparts who lacked the same gene structure and had more body fat. People with bad copies of the adipose gene, combined with good copies supposedly are usually of a medium weight, while those that have good copies of the gene, or an absence of the gene, tended to be able to eat like a horse without gaining a pound, and maintaining substantial fat loss.
You probably know someone like that, who seems to stay thin no matter what they eat. I know, you probably envy it too - I would! I definitely have bad copies of this gene if this is not all bunk, ’cause I gotta work to keep those bad pounds off, and I certainly have more than my share of body fat!
