This is the 4th Burning Question from our “5 Burning Question” Columns.
Now this is the most common thing I keep hearing. Blaming family members is something which most of my patients do. This is the the most common question that I am asked by patients. It is easy to blame the genes. Many think they inherit their fat reserves from their parents or family, thinking that just like property, fat genes are passed down. This is wrong. Yes studies have shown that genes are very much responsible for triggering a variety of diseases but genes can be beaten. It has been proved that more than the genes, it is the eating habits that cause obesity. Observe the eating habits of a family. All nibble on the same food and the food timings remain the same from generation to generation. Hence the weight gain and that is why obesity is passes down from generation to generation.
So learn to fight the genes and stay healthy.
Me and my friend eat equaly still i end up gaining lots of weight and she stays slim.how can i change my body mechanism?somebody told me that my metabolism rate has to do sumthing with it.wht can i do to stay slim.?i do not eat so much to gain as i have seen people eat more than i do and stil remain slim.