It is proved that there are genes that do not allow to lose weight

Obesity can be caused not only by poor willpower, but also by the presence of certain genes that increase the likelihood of obesity. That is the conclusion drawn by researchers from University College London.

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About Genetic Causes of Obesity   Science was conceived a long time, but until recently, all searching for specific sets of genes, or gene mutations That would be found only in humans with obesity, did not bring success. And now British scientists found a mutation of the gene FTO, whose presence in the human body increases the level of "hunger hormone" ghrelin in the blood. And because of this, people feel hungry soon after a meal.

In addition, the researchers discovered that the owners of the mutated gene more active in those areas of the brain that are associated with the control of food and rewards, at a time when these people showed pictures of appetizing food. These studies may explain why people with gene mutation   FTO have such a particularly pronounced appetite, consuming high-calorie foods.

In general, British researchers studied 359 men who had two copies of a gene FTO, or two copies of the gene variant, which is believed to scientists, on the contrary, reduces the risk of obesity. Particular attention was directed at measuring the level of ghrelin after eating and hunger sensations. It was found that volunteers with high-risk variation of the FTO gene ghrelin production after a meal is not suppressed in a conventional manner, that is, hunger does not disappear. A MRI brain scan showed high activity in the hypothalamus which controls the appetite.

Now we have to understand whether this finding have practical significance, and will be able to do the science on the basis of the data obtained to create a radically new ways of combating obesity. (READ MORE)

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