Genetic Variations May Protect Some Women’s Bodies From Fat Loss.

that a study published in the International Journal of Obesity suggests that some women appear to be “resistant to resistance training.” In this group of women, the 148-participant study found that “a welter of genetic variations protects their bodies from fat loss and prime their bodies to maintain their weight, even in the face of heroic body-sculpting efforts.” Even though “exercise might work to reduce appetite and turn up the calorie-burning thermostat of a woman with few obesity genes, the women with many appeared to compensate for their work in the gym with increased appetites, more efficient calorie-burning and other physiological measures that protected their fat stores and prevented weight loss.” http://www.latimes.com/science/la-sci-sn-obesity-genetics-resistance-exercise-leaner-20150430-story.html