Could Vigorous Exercise Help Those Predisposed to Gaining Weight?
Vigorous exercise may reduce the risk of obesity in people who have a genetic variant that predisposes them to being overweight, according to a new study. Researchers studied DNA samples
Could Vigorous Exercise Help Those Predisposed to Gaining Weight?
Vigorous exercise may reduce the risk of obesity in people who have a genetic variant that predisposes them to being overweight, according to a new study. Researchers studied DNA samples from 704 healthy Amish adults with an average age 44. About 54 percent of male study participants and 64 percent of female participants were overweight, and 10 percent of men and 31 percent of women were obese. The study, published yesterday in Archives of Internal Medicine, found that those who possessed the genetic variant were no more likely to pack on the pounds than those who had a standard version of the gene, provided they got three to four hours of moderate physical a