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[Pound Wise] disease, diabetes, and even some cancers. There' s a health beneﬁt to eating well, whether you lose weight or not. There' s no doubt that some people will have a much harder time managing weight than others, just as some people have a harder time managing money or time. Nobody has proved why this is so, and while I don' t embrace all their arguments, I applaud Kolata and Taubes for giving us new food for thought. It' s going to take both innovative thinking and innovative research to crack this problem. Meantime, we have to use the tools at our disposal, diet and exercise, even if they turn out to be blunt instruments. As Kenney puts it, ª Forget the genetic part. There' s nothing you can do about it. It just means losing weight is a bigger job for some people than others.º The important thing is to avoid a defeatist ª my genes made me do itº attitude. As Bazilian says, ª We' re on the frontier of incredible research about brain science and chemical messaging. I don' t want to stop research, and I don' t want to underestimate the importance of the role genetics play, but I worry about the potential out we' re providing. I really believe people can achieve a healthy weight. They just have to be convinced they can.º Here' s one trick that could help. In discounting studies that showed exercise to be a key factor in losing weight, Taubes claimed it was an intervention effectÐ the fact that they were in a study led subjects to clean up their act. Isn' t a spa visit another instance of intervention? Why not extend the effect by starting a long-term relationship with the spa nutritionist, following your visit with appointments by phone. That way, you become a research subjectÐ call it a study of oneÐ creating a mind-set that keeps you on the straight and narrow. No, not narrow. Make that thin. SUSAN CRANDELL is the author of Thinking About Tomorrow: Reinventing Yourself at Midlife. important thing is to The defeatist ª my genes made me do itº attitude. avoid a How the other half looks out for # 1 Nobody looks out for you like we do. Pamper yourself at Fern Tree, The Spa at Half Moon -- our new fullservice indoor and outdoor facility that features a unique combination of traditional European treatments and time-honoured Jamaican ingredients. Plus, our six dedicated Spa Suites create the ultimate spa oasis. On-site call centre: 1-877-HALFMOON halfmoon.com http://halfmoon.com http://halfmoon.com http://halfmoon.com

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