Some people do have a genetic risk for obesity, but they aren't doomed to be fat.
A study published in the journal Diabetes found that genetic risk for obesity and decreased physical activity resulted in higher body fat.
But more physical activity beat genetic risk and body fat did not rise as much.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
