Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
Pennino Corp. CEO
1 Comment
38 References
Gene mutation predicts future weight gain
- 19:00 16 October 2008 by Ewen Callaway
It would be nice to blame that chubby belly on genes rather than greed. And indeed, a new study suggests that a gene mutation can cause people to overeat.
But things are never that simple. The same study shows that people with the standard gene can also put on weight if their brains get a bigger hit from snacking.
The common mutation, in a gene called DRD2 that senses a pleasure-providing brain chemical called dopamine, causes people to get less of a high from food - and then compensate by eating more.
"Eating the same éclair is going to be less rewarding to obese people than to lean people," says Eric Stice, a clinical psychologist at Oregon Research Institute in Eugene who led the study.
His team scanned the brains of 43 female university students and 33 teenage girls as they sipped a chocolate milkshake or a tasteless substitute while in a functional-MRI machine.
In all the participants, the milkshake lit up an area of the brain called the striatum that senses rewards, whether food, drugs or money.
Scant reward
Women and girls with a higher body mass index (BMI) - an indicator of obesity - saw less striatum activity from the milkshake than skinny participants with low numbers. In other words, overweight women with and without the mutation get less of a hit from the food they eat.
This difference was even starker in women with the gene mutation that blunts the brain's response to dopamine. Previous research has shown that people with the mutation are more likely to be obese.
To see the mutation in action, Stice's team weighed the teens a year later. On average, their BMI's jumped by 3.6% - a difference of about 2.5 kilograms for a 170 centimetre-tall woman initially weighing 70 kg.
Girls with the mutation gained more weight the less active their striata were, Stice's team found. But conversely, girls with normal copies of DRD2 gained more weight the more their striata lit up.
When the team looked at all the subjects together, high BMI correlated with low striata activation.
Read the rest of the article:
References (38)
-
Response: full head thermal chandler- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain -
Response: free gems clash of clans- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: Foundation for Defense of Democracies- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: Recommended Web site- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: Aktive AM Reviews- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: Mira Health Green Coffee Reviews- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: renew Cleanse- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: Pure Asian Garcinia Reviews- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: New Age Serum Reviews- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: Native Garcinia- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: Power Precision Reviews- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: free dating sites- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: Lipo G3- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: Server Hosting for GMod- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: X-Alpha Boost Reviews- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: prolexin Review- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: Flawless Elite- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: Nuvalift Review- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: Enduros Reviews- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: Natural Forskolin Review- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: joann fabrics- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: Goji Vita Reviews- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: Ketone Slim XT- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: Restore Eye Review- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: Ripped Muscle X Reviews- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: diabetes miracle cure review- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: Ketone Slim XT- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: Vitabella- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: Cleanse Renew Reviews- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: Garcinia Direct- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: Testocore Advanced Reviews- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: bio glacier serum Reviews- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: serrure- Obesity News - Gene Mutation Predicts Future Weight Gain
-
Response: JianFeitjThe SoundSticks II were a upgrade, with the help of capacitive volume get a grip on buttons and a 3.
-
Response: Towelroot Apk Download
-
Response: variety of sewing machines
-
Response: Republic Day Speech In Hindi
-
Response: Animal Store
Reader Comments (1)
Wonderful post... Very informational and educational as usual!
Acai Berry Pure