September 22, 2016.
According to a team of researchers from the University of Newcastle in the UK, people who are genetically predisposed to becoming obese are just as likely to lose weight as anyone else.
Obesity is not a barrier to weight loss
Obesity is not inevitable. This is what a study published in the British Medical Journal. According to this work, a person with the obesity gene should not have more difficulty losing weight than others. The genetic variation called FTO, associated with an increased risk of obesity, ” does not appear to affect an individual’s ability to lose weight “, Indeed explain the authors of the study.
To reach this conclusion, the researchers analyzed the medical data of 10,000 people. Among these individuals, people carrying the FTO gene were 0.89 kilograms heavier. During the experiment, participants were encouraged to exercise, eat a healthy diet and undergo medication to lose weight.
Obesity is not inevitable
Results: ” Individuals with the FTO variation respond as well as others to weight loss actions “, Noted the researchers. ” It means that genetic predisposition to obesity can be counterbalanced at least in part by such actions “.
However, people carrying the obesity gene are said to weigh an average of 3 kg more than others and have a 1.7 times higher probability of becoming obese. This experience is therefore good news for people who are overweight and who tend to lock themselves into their illness out of discouragement. According to this study, all participants lost the same amount of weight or centimeters in waist circumference. It is rather encouraging!
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