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| There are those who are able to eat anything and everything they desire and still maintain a low body fat percentage, but others who continually struggle with their genetic set point and constantly diet and exercise to lose weight. Hypertension and obesity treatment are necessary to avoid potential morbidity and mortality from coronary heart disease or stroke. Animals and humans without leptin, or with defective leptin receptors, become obese. Recent research shows that only 3 hours of exercise per week lowers leptin levels by about 10%. Researchers have long been busy searching for the key to safely control a person's weight. It remains to be seen if they will ever be successful. [Journal of the American Medical Association 289 (2003): p.187]. A person's set point is the approximate weight and fat percentage that their body settles into during adulthood. |
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