Friday, October 9, 2009

Is Your Fat Point Determined By Your Genes?

By Mikey Van Deen

Many people have long held the mistaken belief that everybody has a particular fat point where their body realizes that this is the level of fat that is normal to that particular person.

The body's fat point is determined from the individual's lifestyle.

Your genes will dictate the shape of your body, for example your height, your shoulder width and your leg length. But they will not dictate how much fat your body packs on. This is not hereditary, it comes from the lifestyle you have adopted and the foods you have eaten since you were born.

Let's say you have been eating too much for a number of years. Let's say you have retained a certain percentage body fat for a certain time. This then becomes your fat point and you can influence it directly by the lifestyle choices you make.

If you have remained at a particular fat point for a year or two then your body will develop all the necessary requirements in the form of capillaries, connective tissues, hormonal levels and so on to support that point.

It wasn't genes that did it. It was you that determined your fat point. Your body only wants to keep things balanced.

Your body will constantly monitor that new fat point by all the messages that are sent to the brain. If you are to go on a crash diet your body will react to the fact that it sees an attack on that fat point and will do all it can to maintain what it believes is the correct balance. The maintenance can be in the form of a reduction in muscle tissue to save fat.

Still many people prefer to believe that their weight problems are the result of genetics. For them it becomes easier when they feel the situation is beyond their control.

In reality, anyone can change their fat point through slow and steady adjustment of their lifestyle. Increase you metabolism and build muscle. Adjusting your diet and taking regular exercise will always result in a lower fat point. - 29161

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