Being slim: Is it in our genes? Flashcards
paunch
fat stomach that mostly men have.
you’re looking very slim – it looks like your diet is working! This is my normal figure – and I have not been on a diet. But it looks like you’ve actually put on a bit of weight.
Well I may have a little paunch – or a fat stomach – but didn’t you know that it’s out of my control? Some of this has to do with my genes – not the ones I wear – but the cells in my body that control my development.
skinny
very thin.
However our audience might describe themselves – tubby and overweight or thin and skinny, which means very thin – they’re more than welcome to join us on this voyage of discovery.
willpower
controlling your own behaviour to achieve something.
So that means that losing weight isn’t just about having willpower, it’s actually about something that’s out of our control?
you may have also heard of a crash diet – that’s where someone makes a rapid change to the types of food they eat with the aim of losing weight quickly.
come to terms (with something)
start to accept the difficult or unpleasant situation you are in. (be resigned to sth)
It actually can be very helpful in trying to get them to come to terms with some of the difficulties they may be having but also help them engage with help and support to try and encourage weight loss…
judgemental
quick to criticise people based on your own beliefs.
Because people are very judgemental and tend to think, look if I can stay thin and control my weight why can’t you? And what I would say to that is, well the data now shows that you’re probably quite lucky in terms of the genes that you have rather than just being either morally superior or having better willpower.
burst
sudden and short increase in something.
research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, said that bursts of high intensity interval training may be more effective for weight loss than longer less intense workouts.
Speak for yourself! I’m closer to skinny
