A recent study of geneticists, once again aimed at studying the nature of obesity, showed that the disease is strongly associated with the human genome.
DNA samples of 300 thousand people were analyzed in order to detect the distribution of fat deposits in the body.
It turned out that the human genome has more than 140 zones that determine the development of various aspects of obesity. Modern analysis technologies have made it possible to isolate previously unknown biological pathways that control not only body weight, but also the distribution of body fat.
It turned out that the conventional phrase "predisposition to obesity" is far from a myth. Overweight is “controlled” by many genes, which complicates the fight against this serious disease, making it difficult to create a medicine that would suit all people who are overweight. Scientists are currently trying to understand how obesity genes function.
