Skinny or fat due to chromosome sequence 16 decided

The Le Monde Health Magazine (France) published on September 3 wrote "Skinny, in the amount of genetics," which led to the results of a study by scientists that people are fat or thin. It is only due to diet but also by the gene factor.

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The joint study was carried out by French, British and Swiss scientists of the National Center for Scientific Research, the University of Lille, the Pasteur Institute (France), the real Royal University and the University of Lausanne (Switzerland). now shows that the human body has a surplus or a few genes in chromosome 16 will indicate that the person will be thin or fat.

According to the authors, every 1 / 2,000 people will have 3 copies of this genome and 1 / 2,500 will have only one copy (while the average person has 2 copies for each gene).

Scientists noted an abnormal genetic phenomenon when observed on chromosome 16 missing part of people with severe obesity. In these people, body mass index is in the range of 40-80, compared with 18-25 for normal people.

The authors of the study also stated that in the study group, half of boys under 5 years of age with an excess of one copy of the gene were underweight, along with the ability to grow slowly.

In subsequent studies, scientists will find ways to determine which one or the genes are responsible for this phenomenon.