Your genes may not be a barrier to weight loss: Study : indianexpress

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Your genes may not be a barrier to weight loss: Study

Your genes may not be a barrier to weight loss: Study

People carrying a gene associated with fat mass and obesity — FTO gene — are at risk of being heavier and increasing their obesity levels.(Source: Thinkstock images) People carrying a gene associated with fat mass and obesity — FTO gene — are at risk of being heavier and increasing their obesity levels.(Source: Thinkstock images)Do not blame your genes for not being able to reduce that ever-burgeoning waistline.


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Obesity gene no barrier to weight loss, study shows

Obesity gene no barrier to weight loss, study shows

People with a gene linked to weight gain are just as likely to benefit from weight loss programmes as those without, researchers have discovered.The findings suggest diet, exercise and drug-based approaches to losing weight can be widely beneficial, even if some people may have a greater risk of piling on the pounds due to their genetics.In short, your DNA is not a barrier to weight loss.


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Myth busted! Your genes are not a barrier to weight loss

Myth busted! Your genes are not a barrier to weight loss

LONDON: Do not blame your genes for not being able to reduce that ever-burgeoning waistline.While your genes can increase the risk of obesity, they do not hamper weight-loss, researchers have found.People carrying a gene associated with fat mass and obesity -- FTO gene -- are at risk of being heavier and increasing their obesity levels.Carriers of this FTO gene are known to be on average 3 kilos heavier and 70 per cent more likely to be obese.However, carrying the risk version of the FTO gene has no effect on weight loss, as people with FTO gene respond just as well to weight loss interventions as everyone else, the study said.