Dr Lin Yuyu, an associate professor at National Taiwan University, held a press conference today to share the research results. He said that obesity is a difficult problem faced by many countries and regions, which may increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases and metabolic syndrome. According to the investigation on the changes of people's nutrition and health status in Taiwan Province province from 20 13 to 20 16, the prevalence rate of overweight and obesity among adults in Taiwan Province province is as high as 40%. Lin Yuyu pointed out that congenital inheritance and acquired lifestyle are important factors of obesity. Previous literature shows that congenital influence accounts for about 40% to 70%. Although experts often advise people to exercise more, they don't tell them what exercise is more effective. The research teams from the School of Public Health of National Taiwan University, Taiwan Province Institute of Health and Taipei Veterans General Hospital used the "Taiwan Province Human Biology Database" to analyze the genome-wide stereotyped data and health questionnaire data of more than18,000 people aged 30 to 70, and then analyzed five obesity indicators, such as body mass index (BMI), body fat rate, waist circumference, hip circumference and waist-hip ratio, and analyzed 65438.
It is worth noting that only 4 1% of the population with obesity gene10.8 million have exercise habits, which is relatively low. The research team further studied the ethnic groups with exercise habits and found that even with the obesity gene, as long as they do six kinds of exercise regularly, they can avoid falling into the obesity dilemma. Among the six kinds of sports, jogging is the best way to lose weight. The research shows that the average body mass index, body fat, waist circumference and hip circumference of people who did not exercise in the past 1 year increased by 3. 13, 5.09%, 7.95 cm and 5.84 cm respectively. Those who have jogging habits only increase body mass index by 2. 1 1, body fat by 3.89%, waist circumference by 6.2 cm and hip circumference by 4.54 cm. Besides jogging, 2 to 6 effective sports are mountain climbing, walking, walking, yoga, folk dance or international standard dance. On the contrary, cycling, stretching, swimming, Tai Ji Chuan and Qigong, which are also loved by many people, have little effect on alleviating obesity genes; As for retraining, badminton, billiards, basketball, tennis and other sports, it is impossible to analyze because there are fewer people with this kind of sports habit in the analyzed ethnic group. The research results were published in the international journal PLOS Genetics and widely reported by the international media. Lin Yuyu believes that the reason why jogging can fight obesity gene is mainly whole-body exercise, in which the arm needs to swing, and the legs, feet, shoulders and abdomen will all participate in the action.
Huang, dean of the North Nursing Branch of National Taiwan University Hospital, said that although jogging has a significant effect on anti-obesity genes, it may not be suitable for all ethnic groups, especially those at risk of cardiovascular disease. It is suggested to discuss the exercise prescription with the doctor first to avoid the increased risk of myocardial infarction. Huang appealed that although some exercises can't fight the obesity gene, they are still helpful to health to some extent. It is suggested that people should get into the habit of exercising for at least 30 minutes five times a week, so as to be breathless when speaking; It is best to do weight training twice a week, which can not only increase muscle mass, but also avoid problems such as muscle loss and falling.