I just read “Secrets From The Food Lab: The Science of Weight Loss, The Myth of Willpower, and Why You Should Never Diet Again” after hearing the author interviewed on the radio. I hoped it would give me insight into the weight struggles of one of my children.
It was fascinating. Genetics determine our weight far more than we think - even adopted children are more like their birth parents regarding tendencies towards being overweight. There is much more but it would take too much space. Bottom line: overweight people are not just lazy gluttons with no willpower. There is much more involved.
What I found fascinating, my husband found discouraging. He thought it sounded hopeless, maybe I failed to communicate the info well. It’s a good read, years of research in the food lab of the University of Minnesota form the basis for this book.
“Bottom line: overweight people are not just lazy gluttons with no willpower. There is much more involved.”
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I have been saying that for years,and I’m slim.
I used to tell people that I was no more responsible for being thin (I eat anything) than heavy people were responsible for being heavy———genetics rules IMHO.
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It's really a combination of a lot of things -- genes play a role, but lifestyle, eating habits, exercise habits and childhood obesity play a role
In Dp's case it is fairly normal that athletes like him face
My wife has a high metabolism so can eat twice as me and she is a 110 pound slim lady while I am 190 lbs 6'1" with a far slower metabolism
I need to eat less than her and I also need to eat less carbs than her
That being said, I can put on muscle far, far more easily than her brother (who has the same genes) - so there are pluses and minuses.