Millenials Have a Harder Time Losing Weight Than Previous Generations

Shape reports:

If fighting the battle of the bulge is feeling harder these days, it may not all be in your head. According to a new study from York University in Ontario, it is biologically more difficult for millenials to lose weight than it was for their parents in their 20s. Basically there's a reason your grandma never exercised a day in her life and wore a tiny wedding dress that you could never hope to fit into—even though you run marathons.

Somehow saying, "It's not fair" doesn't even begin to sum up our feelings about this. And while it may not be fair, it is reality, say the researchers. "Our study results suggest that if you are 25, you'd have to eat even less and exercise more than those older, to prevent gaining weight," said Jennifer Kuk, Ph.D., a professor of kinesiology and co-author of the paper.

In fact, her team found that if a 25-year-old today ate and exercised the same amount as a 25-year-old in 1970, the millennials today would weigh 10 percent more—that's 14 pounds for the average 140-pound woman today and often enough of an extra load to take someone from the normal to overweight category. (Since you have to be extra careful, be sure these 16 Diet Plan Pitfalls That Can Be Easily Prevented are on your radar.)

Granny probably moved around a lot more . After all, Granny couldn't order things on line.