Thursday, January 1, 2009

Obesity, Your Genes Are as Guilty as You

By Ricardo d Argence

While genes play a role in your body shape, their role should not be used as an excuse to ignore diet and exercise, or else you will never lose weight.

Just because you have fat cells does not mean that you have to stuff them with food, but it is true that your genetic make-up controls how many fat cells are going to be in your body. You can lose weight, get healthy and re-shape and re-sculpt your body, if you are ready to commit to some effort and work.

The three primary body types consist of the endomorph, which stores fat, the ectomorph, which doesn't store fat and remains lean and thin, and the mesomorph which builds muscle and loses fat easily. Life can be a little more complex for the endomorph. They gain weight quickly, and it is usually stored as fat, and the fat is very slow to disappear.

If you have an endomorph body, you will gain weight on a regular, healthy diet. That can be discouraging for the most of this kind of people. However, you can lose weight by counting calories and engaging in an exercise program even when it seems you are doomed by genetics.This is a more reasonable and suitable solution to the problem. Instead of having to wait several weeks or months,many people however tend to want something that promises quicker results.

Also be due to some chemical imbalances that can occur in the brain may tendencies to gain excess weight. Even when they have had plenty to eat, a lot of people seem to get a signal to eat more.

If you read the news, you'll find that there's a lot of research trying to find a new appetite suppressant. Another one to add to the huge list of them in the market. This medication is said to block the impulse to overeat by regulating a hormone in the hypothalamus. In short time, it will be in the market ready to be purchased by the thousands of overweight men and women of America.

A lot, and I really mean a lot, of people buy that drugs. Not only the ones that want to burn that fat, but also thin people who doesn't want to gain that weight. That means billions of dollars. With this kind of money at stake, there is little wonder why new weight loss drugs keep popping up, both with and without harmful side effects. Many people would rather use manmade chemicals than try to solve the problem through dedication, willpower and hard work.

You can work to lose weight and create a new life with yourself through weight training, cardio and a healthy diet. The loss of weight will be gradual, and this will give you time to firm those arms, abs and glutes. You can overcome some genetic stumbling blocks and reshape your body the way you want,you can prove that. It is not impossible to lose of extra fat, but not without some effort on your part.

Drugs do not successfully help people lose weight permanently, that's a sad fact you have to know about quick weight loss pills. The best way to get in shape and reduce body fat is to combine a regular exercise program with a healthy diet with minimal simple carbs and sugars, which are often the cause of weight gain. - 15995

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