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回答题:What Makes Me the Weight I Am? There's no easy answer to this question. Your genetic makeup, the physical traits thatget passed down to you from your parents, pays a big part in determining yoursize and weight.(46) But if your parents are small than average, you maywant to rethink that professional basketball career!
The same goes for your body type. Have you ever heard someone say a person is big boned?It's a way of saying the person has a large frame, or skeleton. Big bonesusually weigh more than small bones. (47)
Like your height or body type, your genes have to say about what your weight will be. Butthat's only part of the story. Being overweight can run in someone's family,but it may not because of their genes. (48) And even though some kidsgain weight more easily than others, when they eat right and exercise, mostkids can be a healthy and happy weight that's right for them, it's true -- theway you live can change the way you look.
How much you weigh is a balance between the calories you eat and the calories you use.(49) If you spend your free time watching TV, your body won't use as many calories as itwould if you played basketball, skated, or went for a walk. If you are inbalance, your weight will stay right for you as you know. But if you eat moreand exercise less, you may become overweight. (50)
A.That's why it's possible for two kids with the same height, but different weights.
B.If youeat more calories than your body needs to use, you will gain too much weight.
C.Pooreating and exercise habits also run in families and this may be the reason the membersof a family are overweight.
D.However, many overweight people have difficulty reaching their healthy bodyweight.
E. On theother hand, if you eat less and exercise more, you may lose weight.
F. If both your parents are fat, there is a good chance you' be fat.
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