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Trying to lose weight? Here’s why your genetics could be just as important as your exercise regime

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par Henry Chung, Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science, University of Essex
Chris McManus, Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex
Sally Waterworth, Lecturer, School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex

Weight loss is a complicated process. There are so many factors involved including your diet, how much sleep you get each night and the kind of exercise you do. Our recent study shows that your specific genetic profile may also have a dominant effect on how well you lose weight through exercise. This might explain why two people who do an identical workout will see very different results.

We identified 14 genes that appeared to significantly contribute to how much weight a person lost through…

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