Genetics – Making Light of being Heavy

Being fat is a choice…is it??

January 14, 2012October 14, 2022 makinglight 10 Comments big boned, Body Image, Childhood obesity, Cooking, Eating, fat and loving it, fat chick, fat girls, fatties, Genetics, Health, Home, lose weight, Making Light, Shopping, skinny gene, Weight loss, Wine tasting descriptors, YouTube

I think we all know where I stand on this issue, pretty sure the answer is a big fat NO.

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Is there a vaccine for ignorance?

March 10, 2011October 14, 2022 makinglight 0 Comments Adipose tissue, Australian Medical Association, being fat, book trailer, dets, eat twinkies, fat gene, Fat tax, Genetics, got fat, happy and obese, Health, Making Light of Being Heavy, New York City, Obesity, Oreo, skinny gene, Soft drink, Weight loss, YouTube

I recently came across this Australian article, “Graphic advertisements showing damaged vital organs or people drinking liquefied body fat should

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I think I ate my willpower…

February 19, 2011October 14, 2022 makinglight 0 Comments Articles, diet, Dieting, fast chicks, fast food, fat and fit, fat and happy, fat chick, fat gene, funny, Genetics, Health, heredity, love fat, obese women, Programs, Scarsdale medical diet, Shopping, skinny gene, smile, Support Groups, weight gain, Weight loss, willpower

According to my pocket Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition of willpower is “energetic determination.” I do believe that the word energetic

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Lifestyle can offset the fat gene…

January 30, 2011October 14, 2022 makinglight 0 Comments Body mass index, fast chicks, fast food, fat and loving it, fat chicks, fat gene, FTO gene, Gene, Genetics, happy, Health, Physical exercise, rabbit food, skinny gene, University of Alberta, Weight loss

Anyone who has been following my blog or has read my book knows that I am a firm believer in

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Finally, a little vindication for the fat chicks….

October 24, 2010October 14, 2022 makinglight 0 Comments Body mass index, Dieting, fat and loving it, Gene, Genetics, Health, Obesity, Weight loss

According to an the article on WebMD “New Genes Linked to Obesity, Belly Fat” http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20101011/new-genes-linked-to-obesity-belly-fat?page=2 – two studies have identified

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Yes, I know I am fat!

September 12, 2010October 14, 2022 makinglight 0 Comments Body Image, Gastric bypass surgery, Genetics, Harris Interactive, Health, morbidly obese, Obesity, overweight, Surgery, Weight loss

The title of the article I refer to was “Fat and Unaware: Most Obese Americans Don’t Think They Are.” This

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Fat gene or no fat gene…

September 9, 2010October 14, 2022 makinglight 0 Comments Body Image, Conditions and Diseases, fat gene, Genetics, Health, health insurance, healthcare, healthcare costs, heredity, Obesity, weight, Weight loss

In an article titled, “The Staggering Cost of Obesity Increases To $100 Billion Per Annum” it states that, “Obesity kills