Fat-boosting gene mystery 'solved'

[Northerner]

The mystery of a genetic flaw which greatly increases the risk of obesity in one in six people has been solved by an international group of scientists.

A version of an obesity gene, called FTO, had been linked to a bigger belly, but the reason why was uncertain.

A study, published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, showed it made fatty foods more tempting and altered levels of the hunger hormone, ghrelin.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23312712

 

[LeeLee]

Ooooh! So it may have been my genes that made me eat all those burgers, sausage rolls, family bags of crisps, multi-packs of doughnuts, cakes, sweets!

I hope the tabloids don't spin this in such a way that people are put off even trying to do something about their weight.