Children get into the rhythm of the Dance Dance Revolution video game at a YMCA in Virginia, US, in this filepic. New research shows that this ‘exer-game’ does not help Chinese with a genetic propensity to gain weight to counter this genetic influence. — The Washington Post
You can run away from your fat genes and you can waltz right on by a hereditary risk of gaining weight.
But it’s a little less clear that mimicking funky moves in front of a video game console will protect you from a genetic vulnerability to becoming obese.
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