[Innovative]

Good for you.

But I know people who lost 100 lbs and didn’t make a darn bit of difference in their diabetes, cholesterol and blood pressure.

I think genetics is more important than lifestyle.

They should study people who don’t get these diseases despite their “unhealthy” lifestyles.

Also knew people who were thin, exercised, ate healthy and died of a heart attack when middle-aged.

[LibertarianLiz]

I think genetics is more important than lifestyle. They should study people who don’t get these diseases despite their “unhealthy” lifestyles. Also knew people who were thin, exercised, ate healthy and died of a heart attack when middle-aged.

I agree with you about genetics. I knew a woman who was in her 70's, she was thin, and exercised and the only meat she ate was boneless, skinless chicken breasts. She had high cholesterol numbers, and last I talked to her, her doctor had put her on two cholesterol medicines because just one wasn't helping with her cholesterol numbers. There I sat, overweight, my exercise routine was walking around the mall a couple of times, and I am a Atkins type of person. My bp and cholesterol are both just fine.

[fatnotlazy]

“I think genetics is more important than lifestyle.”

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High cholesterol runs on both sides of my family. I can control mine somewhat, but I’ve accepted the fact that no matter what I do, I will never have normal cholesterol. I doubt too many people with a similar family history will either.

[goat granny]

In my family there is a genetic component...My grandfather had it, his son, my uncle had it, by brothers daughter has it and I have 2 son's with it...My mother told me to watch my boys because as far back as she could remember it only effected the males...my niece was the first female in 4 generations to get it...one of my son's say after he lost some weight his sugar was fine....Its the one’s on insulin that will always be on insulin...if your taking pills, your pancreas produces insulin, but not enough and the pills stimulate the area of the pancreas involved to secrete more insulin