Being slim: Is it in our genes? 6 Minute English https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/4f8e80b2-e293-49e9-8319-4e0d13226f11 Improve your English vocabulary and speaking with 6 Minute English! Scientists have found some evidence that our weight is not just controlled by what we eat. Research published in the journal PLOS Genetics, explains how twin studies have shown that about 40% of the variation in a personโ€™s weight is influenced by their genes. Neil and Dan talk about diets and serve you a tasty helping of vocabulary. Visit our website for the transcript and vocabulary: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-190516 ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ž๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž๐ฌ: How your eyes predict your personality https://youtu.be/mLYwM-kdbwM Do you have a second job? https://youtu.be/TVHePsQLa3w Why do we feel awkward? https://youtu.be/SiQInf3_NIE Can we trust a smart speaker? https://youtu.be/Z2xcl93o7F0 ๐•๐จ๐œ๐š๐›๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก fat stomach that mostly men have ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ฒ very thin ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ controlling your own behaviour to achieve something ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ (with something) start to accept the difficult or unpleasant situation you are in ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ quick to criticise people based on your own beliefs ๐›๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ sudden and short increase in something [Cover: Getty Images] #BBCLearningEnglish #LearnEnglish #6MinuteEnglish Thu, 09 Jul 2026 03:15:16 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.pavel-english.ru Being slim: Is it in our genes? 6 Minute English https://video.pavel-english.ru/client/assets/images/icons/icon-96x96.png https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/4f8e80b2-e293-49e9-8319-4e0d13226f11 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.pavel-english.ru/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.