The Secret Life of Fat: The Groundbreaking Science On Why Weight Loss Is So Difficult

by Sylvia Tara

increase by six times or more over resting metabolism (which can be achieved by running about 4 to 6 mph or cycling about 12 to 16 mph, or doing other activities that produce rapid breathing and sweat within a few minutes). The lesson is clear: once we enter a specific range of strenuous exercise, the body kicks in to lose fat no matter what our genes want.

According to Loos, thirty minutes of physical activity at least five days a week may be enough to attenuate the effects of the FTO gene.