you can completely negate the detrimental effects of having the FTO gebe

There have been a lot of reports in the press about the obesity gene called the FTO gene recently which has led to a lot of obese and overweight people speculating about whether they have it. This gene does not necessarily mean that you will be overweight if you have it but just increases the chances of you having weight problems.

The good news is however that a new research project published in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows that people who get regular exercise and who have this FTO gene tend to be exactly the same weight as those people who don’t have the gene and who also exercise. What this means is that by exercising you can completely negate the detrimental effects of having the FTO gene.  Over 700 people based in Pennsylvania were examined for the study.

Many overweight and obese individuals look for a reason for their weight problem and love to cite external influences that they have no control over. While it is very clear that for some people losing weight and maintaining weight loss is difficult you should never believe that you cannot lose weight and that something like an “obesity gene” is the cause of your problem.

Dr Soren Snitker from the University of Maryland who led the study explained that when they examined different groups of people, some of whom who had the FTO gene and others who didn’t have it, there was statistical evidence that the gene suddenly had “no effect” when exercise came into the equation. Doctor Snitker along with a colleague Dr Evadnie Rampersaud based at the University of Miami explained that this evidence should have a significant effect on the debate surrounding obesity and stressed the importance of exercise in all weight loss plans.

Individuals who have the FTO gene are on average almost three kilos heavier than those people who do not have it and they also have a 70% greater likelihood of becoming obese if they do no exercise.