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Originally posted by KLPDaisy
This isn't always the case. Obesity can be genetic, and in those cases it can be very hard for people to lose weight.
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Obesity is only genetic in a very very tiny fraction of those who are obese -- we're speaking of probably less than a percent. (Note that I am not speaking of a genetic predisposition towards being overweight -- but there is a difference being overweight and obese.) The indisputable fact is that the vast majority of people who are obese are obese because of the choices they make. Studies have been done on people who claim that they "just can't lose weight" no matter how little they eat. The outcome of these studies? These people were underestimating the calories they consumed -- sometimes by as much as 2000 a day. And until you've been put into a situation where you're being monitored 24/7 for an extended period of time by doctors/scientists/nutritionists, I don't think you can accurately claim that your weight problem is genetic.
I find it interesting that no matter what the statistics say, a good 1/3rd-one half of all obese people I've ever come into contact with claim that they fall into that fraction of a percent for whom obesity is genetic.
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