Why thinner is better

In the largest study of its kind to date, Cambridge researchers have looked at why some people manage to stay thin while others gain weight easily. They have found that the genetic dice are loaded in favour of thin people and against those at the obese end of the spectrum. More than six in ten adults in the UK are overweight, and one in four adults is obese.

By age five, almost one in four children is either overweight or obese. Excess weight increases the risk of related health problems including type 2 diabetes and heart disease. While it is well known that changes in our environment, such as easy access to high calorie foods and sedentary lifestyles, have driven the rise in obesity in recent years, there is considerable individual variation in weight within a population that shares the same environment.

Some people seem able to eat what they like and remain thin. This has led some people to characterise overweight people as lazy or lacking willpower. Studies of twins have shown that variation in body weight is largely influenced by our genes.

To date studies have overwhelmingly focused on people who are overweight. Hundreds of genes have been found that increase the chance of a person being overweight and in some people faulty genes can cause severe obesity from a young age.

They worked with general practices across the UK, taking saliva samples to enable DNA analysis and asking participants to answer questions about their general health and lifestyles. It is thought to be the only cohort of its kind in the world and the researchers say that the UK's National Institute for Health Research -- the National Health Service's research infrastructure -- strongly enabled and supported their research.

No way. The path, I believe, is to embrace the philosophy that Stephanie Vincent shares on this post at her blog Radical Hateloss:. Acceptance is being okay with what is so that we can be free from mental torment of self and feeling as if we are never quite good enough.

Loving our body means taking care of it, giving it what it wants and needs, honoring it as an integral part of ourselves. I am not in the business of self-acceptance. I am not in the business of self-improvement. I am in the business of both. And that makes it good. Holy Cow!

It is hard to believe that since January, I have put my heart and soul into 99 blog posts to reach out to others and inspire them. So, for the th, I had to do something big! I decided I would give you reasons why thinner is better. Now, weighing 96 pounds lighter than when I started this journey, I can honestly say that thinner is better!

She has certainly learned how much It Sux To Be Fat and is here to motivate you to live a healthy lifestyle. It Sux To Be Fat. Home About Jennifer Contact Subscribe. So…here goes! Here is my list of reasons why thinner is better!