It's not something you ate.
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Really interesting little article on a phenomenon nobody was aware of until this month's release of a new study: that young people today, eating the same amount of calories and doing the same amount of exercise as their peers in the 80's, are STILL ten percent heavier than their earlier counterparts.
Why it was easier to be skinny in the 1980's
Personally, I have to say that I've been puzzled for years as to how I could be thinner than some people who eat less and exercise more than I do. I've always chalked it up to a low set-point; mine is around 150 lbs., so I very rarely go above that, no matter what I do. (I spent four months almost not moving at all when my shoulder went bad, but gained only about 12 lbs, which came off when I was able to walk and move around freely again.) But it seems there may be more to it than just lucky genes.
This seems to me important knowledge, so if you find it worthwhile, please feel free to pimp the article. Like it says at the end, if more people understood this finding, perhaps there'd be less nastiness aimed at those with larger body types.
Really interesting little article on a phenomenon nobody was aware of until this month's release of a new study: that young people today, eating the same amount of calories and doing the same amount of exercise as their peers in the 80's, are STILL ten percent heavier than their earlier counterparts.
Why it was easier to be skinny in the 1980's
Personally, I have to say that I've been puzzled for years as to how I could be thinner than some people who eat less and exercise more than I do. I've always chalked it up to a low set-point; mine is around 150 lbs., so I very rarely go above that, no matter what I do. (I spent four months almost not moving at all when my shoulder went bad, but gained only about 12 lbs, which came off when I was able to walk and move around freely again.) But it seems there may be more to it than just lucky genes.
This seems to me important knowledge, so if you find it worthwhile, please feel free to pimp the article. Like it says at the end, if more people understood this finding, perhaps there'd be less nastiness aimed at those with larger body types.