Gene FTO makes people get overweight
New
Delhi,
Nov
29,
2007
:Do
you
put
on
weight
easily?
Blame
it
on
your
genes.
Research
teams
at
the
University
of
Oxford
and
the
University
of
Cambridge
in
Britain
have
carried
out
a
study
and
discovered
a
gene
called
FTO
-
the
presence
of
which
makes
people
more
likely
to
become
overweight.
So, now science seems to have found the answer to the question as to why some people put on weight so easily while others following a similar diet and fitness regimen don"t.
Watch Video
OneIndia
News>
Comments
Story first published: Thursday, November 29, 2007, 12:57 [IST]