Those overweight people who inherited FTO Genes should no longer feel frustrated. Its right that nature has done some injustice to them to a certain extent. But people with FTO genes should not feel powerless. They should gear up for some exercise to fight the negative effects of fat genes. Experts say that people having junk food genes can lose weight by exercising.
British researchers have collected data from more than 218,000 adults. Researchers studied those having a specific fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) gene. These genes gives a person a genetic predisposition to obesity. But researchers arrived at a conclusion that Obese persons can substantially reduce their weight by exercising. Researchers at the Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit analyzed large amount of data and they found that the effect of the FTO gene on obesity risk is nearly 30 per cent weaker among those who exercise and are physically active compared to those who lead a sedentary life.
The researchers concluded that their findings contrasted with previous studies that suggest genetic influences are unchallengeable. You can fight the negative effects of your genes and keep your weight under control with the help of exercise.
People with FTO genes craves for sugar and fat. 49% Britons have one copy of FTO genes and 14% have two copies of such genes. Such people eat 100 more calories per meal and in a week all those calories amount to a whole day’s meal. People having two copies of FTO genes have the 69% change of getting obese than those who have not inherited such genes.
It seems the solution to the problem of weight gain is simple. You have to fit in exercise in your daily routine. The junk food gene was carried by our ancestors too. But they didn’t have modern gadgets at their disposal to make their life simpler. They had to walk extra mile for their daily chores. So FTO genes didn’t manifest in our ancestors like they are doing now. The same fact was revealed in the study. Researchers pointed out the importance of work out. The study revealed that people who lead a couch-potatoes lifestyle and have one copy of the gene, have 30% higher probability of obesity than in those who do not have one cope of FTO gene.
But physically active having the FTO gene only raised the odds by twenty-two percent. It means workout reduces the effect of the FTO gene by twenty-seven percent. The study findings were published in the PLoS Medicine journal. So don’t blame your genes and grab your jogging boots to fight off what is inherited by you in the form of jun food genes.