EXERCISE OVERRIDES OBESITY GENE

Vigorous physical activity can help even people genetically prone to obesity keep the weight off.

A study among a group of Amish people found those who had an obesity-related gene called FTO but were very physically active weighed about the same as others who did not carry the gene.

"When we looked at the Amish who were the most active, there is suddenly no effect of that gene," said one of the researchers.

The findings, which suggest physical activity can overcome a genetic predisposition for obesity, may help inform the debate over whether changes in diet or physical activity will make the biggest difference in fighting obesity.

Consumer groups have pushed for laws such as July's moratorium on new fast-food restaurants in certain Los Angeles neighborhoods, while the food industry often maintains that a lack of exercise is more to blame.

Researchers focused their study on a group of 704 Old Order Amish men and women, a religious group whose members often do not drive cars or have electricity in their homes.
This group offers a unique mix of activity levels, with some farmers in the community still using horse-drawn plows while others holding more conventional jobs, including factory work.

The FTO gene is found in more than half of all people of European descent.

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Super Healthy Tip...

I love to see research which helps to dissolve the atmosphere of the fear of genes. We have been manipulated into this belief by segments of the scientific community who want us to believe that our genetic coding is our pre-destiny – from personality, to sexuality; to state of mind and emotion and maybe even spirituality; to health, illness and disease.

I always like to remind people that their genetic options are just like sets of house plans that are stored in an architect’s filing cabinet – they can be stored, archived and unused; or they can be pulled from the file and turned into a structure. In most of the above scenarios, it is your lifestyle and environmental choices which determine which plans are pulled from the drawer…