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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of course there are genetics that go along with weight. This is how they are different body types and some people are "naturally" tall, lanky and thin.

I also think, as mentioned above, that people generically have different hunger levels. This is why some people can "eat what they want" and not gain weight. the ones who "eat what they want" tend to also stop eating as soon as they are full and satisfied vs those who don't know when to stop.

Teen boys are also producing a lot of testosterone with aids in a high metabolism, easily building muscle and an the ability to eat everything and not gain weight.  I also think most kids are more active in general- walking to bus, walking around school and so on. [/quote]

All of this. It is so weird to look at a 16 year old boy and think the only reason your body looks different from his is "genetics." That would be like me looking at my 9 yr old daughter, who could probably fit through a cat door if she wanted to, and thinking "huh the only reason she's so much thinner than I am is genetics -- definitely doesn't have anything to do with her be pre-pubescent, still growing in height, and at a developmental stage where she's burning calories like it's her job." That's also what I looked like at 9. Based on genetics, she's likely to look like me at 42. I'm not climbing through any cat doors.[/quote]

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