Obesity gene, carried by more than a third of the US population, leads to brain tissue loss
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 05:49
in Health & Medicine
Three years ago, geneticists reported the startling discovery that nearly half of all people in the U.S. with European ancestry carry a variant of the fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) gene, which causes them to gain weight - from three to seven pounds, on average - but worse, puts them at risk for obesity...