Childhood Obesity - Do you have an overweight child? We offer tips to help your child lose weight and get fit!
The My Overweight Child blog will help you keep informed about the latest research, findings, and resources available to parents of overweight or obese kids. There are many knowledgeable people working on the increasingly dire problem of childhood obesity - and we want to give parents a place where they can check in regularly to see the latest studies and tips available to help you help your child lose weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
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Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Some people may have a genetic predisposition that makes it hard for them to both lose weight and keep it off once they do, according to new research from Spain's University of Navarra:
- Dr. Estibaliz Soto and his colleagues studied 180 people on a low calorie diet for eight weeks.
- The researchers evaluated the participants at six months and 12 months intervals.
- Those with certain mutated or altered genes were not only less likely to lose any weight, they were more likely to gain it back if they did manage to lose some pounds.
Labels: genetics, weight loss
Posted By: Aspen/CRC
