Obesity genes that cause people and dogs to pile on the pounds have been identified. Researchers studying Labrador retrievers discovered several genes associated with canine obesity. And the Cambridge ...

Obesity is often a combination of genetic and lifestyle factors. Genetics can influence metabolic pathways, appetite control, and energy storage. Leptin resistance can lead to increased appetite ...

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The genes we found were most important in determining obesity in Labradors were not frontrunners in genetic studies of obesity in people.

Researchers studying British Labrador retrievers have identified multiple genes associated with canine obesity and shown that these genes are also associated with obesity in humans.

Obesity is defined by chronic low-grade inflammation in the body. Fat cells, particularly dysfunctional ones, release ...

Genetic factors may explain why some people don't lose weight even when following nutritious diets, although health ...

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Variants of obesity-related genes influence how much weight patients lose on specific weight loss drugs like liraglutide, two studies report.

How are genetics linked to obesity? Genetics can influence several factors including metabolic pathways, appetite control, and how the body stores and uses energy.

Thus, obesity often is the result of a combination of genetics and lifestyle. This is not meant to say that genetics are a “cop out” and the obese are helpless victims. Not at all.