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Originally Posted by Peaches
I'm fat and my doctor tells me every visit that I am in the best health of any of his patients my age - fat or not.
Health is mostly genetic (though unfortunately so is the propensity to gain weight easily). I have good health genes - and big jeans  |
Don't give people misinformation. Health is NOT mostly genetic. Lifestyle and to a lesser extent, environmental factors combine with your genetic background and create your overall health situation throughout your lifetime. The propensity to gain weight does vary between people but it is a trivial factor compared to the variables of how you live your life when talking about what kind of weight you are carrying. What you eat and how much you eat and how much you exercise will largely have a direct control over your weight and fitness no matter what your genetic background is.