Obesity: Maybe You Can Blame Your Genes

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Obesity: Maybe You Can Blame Your Genes

German scientists carrying out research on mice have shown how the FTO gene (which has been associated with obesity for some time) might cause people to become fat.

Reuters reported that the scientists found that mice with an inactive FTO gene (sometimes dubbed the “obesity gene”):

…did not become obese and had less fat tissue overall because they burned off more calories even though they moved less and ate more.

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Diabetes: How Genes May Affect Your Reaction to Metabolic Stress

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Metabolic diseases including type 2 diabetes are a product of genes and lack of a healthy eating lifestyle. Now brand new research shows a link between a person's genetic profile and his or her metabolism.

Researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum München examined genetic and metabolite data from volunteers, pinpointing the various genetic markers responsible for the metabolism of sugars, carbs, and lipids in the body.Different gene Read the rest of this entry »

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Diabetes: How Genes May Affect Your Reaction to Metabolic Stress

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Metabolic diseases including type 2 diabetes are a product of genes and lack of a healthy eating lifestyle. Now brand new research shows a link between a person's genetic profile and his or her metabolism.

Researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum München examined genetic and metabolite data from volunteers, pinpointing the various genetic markers responsible for the metabolism of sugars, carbs, and lipids in the body.Different gene Read the rest of this entry »

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