I watched Michael Moore's "Sicko" the other day. One of the segments was on a British GP, who contrary to popular belief, was well-paid, had a lovely home and drove an expensive car. They are paid more if their patients stop smoking and control their weight, blood pressure, etc.
I am interested in your statistic that 70% of a person's weight is genetically based. There has been a well-documented rise in obesity in this county over the last few decades, and alarmingly so in children too. I don't think we can attribute that to genetics.
Certainly genetics plays a strong role in propensity for obesity, and for many, getting the weight off long term is very difficult. But I've known people who have yo-yo-ed for years or even decades, and then finally found their key to keeping weight off. It can be different for everyone.
Our culture of fast and convenient foods loaded with sugar and fat makes it very difficult for even those not prone to weight gain to eat healthily. Foods that are labelled low fat can be loaded with sugar, and sugar-free foods may have tons of fat.
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I am interested in your statistic that 70% of a person's weight is genetically based. There has been a well-documented rise in obesity in this county over the last few decades, and alarmingly so in children too. I don't think we can attribute that to genetics.
Certainly genetics plays a strong role in propensity for obesity, and for many, getting the weight off long term is very difficult. But I've known people who have yo-yo-ed for years or even decades, and then finally found their key to keeping weight off. It can be different for everyone.
Our culture of fast and convenient foods loaded with sugar and fat makes it very difficult for even those not prone to weight gain to eat healthily. Foods that are labelled low fat can be loaded with sugar, and sugar-free foods may have tons of fat.