Obesity Gene

MityMax96
MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Interesting read:
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/05/01/why-some-women-lose-more-weight-from-exercise/?intcmp=features

In the article they stated:
.....The women were told not to change their diets for the duration of the study.

So I would like to see a similar study done where they set up the diet of these women based on macro needs....
Maybe even a calorie limit??

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  • kickassbarbie
    kickassbarbie Posts: 286 Member
    This study again....

    I would still like to know exactly how they monitored no diet changes even unintentionally exercise especially for those who aren't used to it can change appetite and attitudes towards food leading to small increases/decreases of calories.

    I am 100% not an expert but, No way of knowing if these women were effected by small changes mentally from starting exercise which in turn changed their eating habits slightly. Those with a higher genetic predisposition to obesity may have been raised by obese families and more likely to change their diet and attitude towards food once a exercise program was introduced into their lifestyle.

    I also thing monitoring their diet a year before and during would be helpful. Personally I think it's an article attempting to give people an excuse as to why the gym doesn't work for them...
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
    kickassbarbie wrote: »
    This study again....

    I would still like to know exactly how they monitored no diet changes even unintentionally exercise especially for those who aren't used to it can change appetite and attitudes towards food leading to small increases/decreases of calories.

    I am 100% not an expert but, No way of knowing if these women were effected by small changes mentally from starting exercise which in turn changed their eating habits slightly. Those with a higher genetic predisposition to obesity may have been raised by obese families and more likely to change their diet and attitude towards food once a exercise program was introduced into their lifestyle.

    I also thing monitoring their diet a year before and during would be helpful. Personally I think it's an article attempting to give people an excuse as to why the gym doesn't work for them...

    I agree.
    That is why I would like to see a similar study in which diet was monitored, controlled, tailored, etc....

    Because from the read of it, they did weight lifting....which I think is good.
    But I know it can lead to an increase in appetite.....so the study doesn't reflect any data on consumption.
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    Yeah, that sounds like a really dodgy study for showing much of anything. I'd like to see the actual study since the participants were already at such a wide range of starting weights.
  • belinus
    belinus Posts: 112 Member
    There is no link to an actual study so take this article, the fact it is coming from FoxNews aside, and take it with a grain of salt. We cannot see what factors were measured like body composition which would be a big one, or how many people were even in the experimental groups and control groups.
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