I don't know how I feel about this (23andMe)

TreesOfYavanna
TreesOfYavanna Posts: 20 Member
edited November 16 in Fitness and Exercise
Apparently I am predisposed to weigh less than average.

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That's...good?

Still have six more pounds to lose, but apparently I started out under "average" at 5'1" 130 pounds. Ah well, statistics aren't everything, are they?

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Eh? What test was that?
  • Hamsibian
    Hamsibian Posts: 1,388 Member
    edited March 2017
    23andme only takes genes into account, not environmental factors such as over/under eating, activity levels, etc. Take in the info however you like. I did it myself, and the data is really interesting!
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    You paid to get a genetic on line test and that was the result?

    I wouldn't pay much attention to the results, it is averaging who knows how many people's stats.

    You do you, find a healthy weight that is suitable for your lifestyle.

    Cheers, h
  • stealthq
    stealthq Posts: 4,298 Member
    It's meaningless. The variants have been correlated to populations with lower or higher weight, not shown to actually have anything to do with those populations' weight.
  • TreesOfYavanna
    TreesOfYavanna Posts: 20 Member
    middlehaitch wrote: »
    You paid to get a genetic on line test and that was the result?

    I wouldn't pay much attention to the results, it is averaging who knows how many people's stats.

    You do you, find a healthy weight that is suitable for your lifestyle.

    Cheers, h

    23andMe runs your DNA through a bunch of microarrays looking for Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) and other markers, and checks those against a database of known markers and the stuff they are correlated with. I mainly did it for ancestry information, which was pretty neat. They also have a ton of surveys if you want to participate in Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS). I have done a number of these as well.

    I was surprised to see today that they are also trying to correlate markers with weight, but I guess it's a topic of some interest. Just not sure how accurate this is -- I suspect not very, since as another poster mentioned, there are so many other factors involved. They didn't exactly sequence my gut microbiome, lol.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    Glad you got more information. I was a little bemused.

    I wouldn't set my weight goal by that.

    The other ancestry info would be interesting. We're there any surprises for you?

    Cheers, h.
  • TreesOfYavanna
    TreesOfYavanna Posts: 20 Member
    middlehaitch wrote: »
    Glad you got more information. I was a little bemused.

    I wouldn't set my weight goal by that.

    The other ancestry info would be interesting. We're there any surprises for you?

    Cheers, h.

    Yeah, I knew I had native ancestry on my mom's side, but it turned out there was some significant contribution from my dad's side, as well.

    Also I have less Neanderthal than much of the rest of the population? Still not sure how accurate that is, when I first joined they originally told me I had MORE Neanderthal than most other people!
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