Your DNA could be stopping you from losing weight, new study suggests

Your genetic makeup could be the reason you’re not losing weight.

New research from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Ben Gurion University in Israel found that one-third of people who followed a healthy diet did not lose any weight — although they did still experience health benefits.

Participants exhibited "significant improvements" in cardio-metabolic markers, including improved cholesterol, lower levels of the hunger hormone leptin and less visceral fat, which is found "deep inside" the abdominal cavity...