Genetics or heredity is one of the powerful factors that increase a person’s chance of getting diabetes. Diabetes is a disorder in blood sugar control due to insufficient production of insulin or the cells have developed insulin resistance. Ineffective diabetic management can lead to fatal complications affecting the kidneys, liver, heart, eyes, and the nerves. Diabetes is of two types, Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes. And it turns out that this incurable disease, regardless of what type, runs in families. According to scientists, there are numerous genes affecting your predisposition to Diabetes.

The most associated genes for Type 1 diabetes are the Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) region and the insulin gene.

• The HLA region is composed of a number of genes involved in immune system functions. These genes work by creating proteins for the immune cells. The proteins are used by the immune system cells to identify invaders like bacteria and viruses and the body’s own cells. If this process fails, the immune cells attack the cells in the body like those from the pancreas, called an autoimmune reaction. There are two genes from the HLA region that increases an individual’s risk of acquiring Type 1 diabetes from his parents, these genes are the DR and DQ genes. The DR gene accounts for 40-50% chance of inheriting diabetes.

• The insulin gene is the part of the DNA that regulates insulin. Any change around the insulin gene influences a person’s predisposition to Type 1 diabetes.

For type 2 diabetes, researchers are studying the Beta3-adrenergic receptor gene to be a strong influence. This gene is responsible for identifying how many calories your body is burning while resting. Changes or mutations in this gene can slow down the burning of fats and calories, increasing the person’s susceptibility to obesity. There are many other genes responsible involved in Type 2 diabetes. However, researchers find it very challenging to identify the specific gene mutations which have direct effects on diabetes.

It’s true that genetic predisposition to diabetes is very strong. However, this doesn’t mean that diabetes is already inevitable. More often, individuals end up with diabetes because they also have poor eating habits and sedentary lifestyle that further aggravates their genetic risk factor. Knowing that you have a family member with diabetes puts you at risk, but healthy lifestyle changes for blood sugar control can reduce that risk and increases your chances of being totally healthy.

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An important aspect of losing weight fast is being aware that different people have different body types, and your weight loss strategy has to depend on your body type. This applies to weight gain and muscle building too. Essentially, if you want to re-shape your body in any way, and you don’t choose your strategy according to your body type, you may not get the desired results, and this can lead to a lot of frustration.

Endomorphs

Laurel and Hardy have always been a famous pair, and in the article earlier, Hardy’s body type and possible weight loss strategies were identified (endomorph). Now, imagine if Laurel became overweight and lethargic. What would he need to? A person such as Laurel, characterized by a very thin body, narrow bone structure and long limbs, has an ectomorph body type. It is very rare for people with such bodies to become overweight, since they have a rapid metabolism and struggle to put on fat or even muscle. However, the good news is that if such a person does become overweight, they will find it quite easy to get slim quickly.

The Right Strategies

The naturally fast metabolism will work to an ectomorph’s advantage. All that he/she will need to do in order to lose weight fast, is cut out a lot of the junk food, sugary sweets and alcohol from his/her diet, and incorporate 3-4 30-minute sessions of a cardiovascular exercise into his/her weekly routine. Additionally, ectomorph’s should emphasize on exercises that will build lean muscle. If you don’t have much free time with your busy lifestyle and happen to be an ectomorph, even being more active in your daily activities will yield productive results.

Gaining Weight and Building Muscle

Generally, ectomorphs are more concerned with gaining weight, especially muscle. If that is your concern, you need to de-emphasize the role of cardiovascular exercises in your fitness regime (not more than twice a week) and instead focus on short bursts of intense and heavy weight training. You will also need to have a protein-rich diet while you train, and consume more calories than you burn in a day. In other words, you will be eating a lot. The quality of your food needs to be healthy, though.

Mesomorphs

The final kind of body type is a mesomorph, and this is the most-balanced body type, somewhere between Laurel and Hardy. Consider Superman and Lara Croft as examples. Mesomorphs can consider themselves genetically blessed. They have a natural propensity towards a strong and muscular body and an athletic build. Mesomorph women will generally have an hourglass figure and plenty of lean muscle. People of this body type have a perfect frame and good posture. They have a naturally fast metabolism but can also develop their muscles easily. However, this does not mean that they don’t need to look after their health. No body type will be able to handle sustained abuse.

The Right Strategy

If you are a mesomorph, you will be able to lose weight quickly if you can stay disciplined with a healthy diet and a balanced exercise regime. Your exercise routine should ideally be a combination of lean muscle building and cardiovascular exercises.

You need to bear in mind that all people are not purely one body type or another. Most people are an ectomorph-mesomorph or endomorph-mesomorph combination, with predominant characteristics from one and secondary characteristics from the other. To find out your own body type, you will need to do some research or consult a fitness trainer.

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