Weight and Heredity.

From: Vibrant Life | Date: November 1, 1999| Author: Kuzma, Jan W. | Copyright information

"Why can't I look like her? I guess I wasn't born to be thin." Have you ever said that as you considered another diet--that you were just born to be overweight? Well, that may be true and false. You are born with a certain body type. And you didn't have anything to do with your bone size. Look at pictures of your relatives. Do certain shapes seem to run in your family?

Heredity strongly infuences your shape. Studies show that the weights of adults who were adopted as chi...

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