Our brains are what make us fat, not just our eating habits. A variation in a single gene is associated with an increased risk for obesity, because it influences our appetite.
People who have inherited the gene variant NRXN3 have a 10-15% increased risk of being obese compared with people who do not have the variant. This is the third obesity-associated gene to be identified.
Researcher Robert Kaplan says, “We’ve known for a long time that obesity is an inherited trait, but specific genes linked to it have been difficult to find. A lot of factors (such as the types and quantity of foods you eat, how much you exercise, and how you metabolize foods) affect your body shape and size. So we are looking for genes that may have a small role to play in a complex situation.”
Alas, our brains are also the only thing we can use to SOLVE the problem, by going on Anne Strieber’s diet which is FREE on our website. Many people at the recent Dreamland Festival asked us where to find it on our website and here’s how: click here and scroll down to What I Learned From the Fat Years. Anne Strieber lost 100 pounds by following it, and you can too. If you appreciate all the great things we do for you, please help us survive: Click the “donate” tab on our home page and, most important of all, subscribe today!
Art credit: Dreamstime.com
NOTE: This news story, previously published on our old site, will have any links removed.
Subscribers, to watch the subscriber version of the video, first log in then click on Dreamland Subscriber-Only Video Podcast link.