Slim people enjoy a genetic advantage in weight management
date:Jan 28, 2019
by a team at the Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge. Led by Professor Sadaf Farooqi, the study was coined Study Into Lean and Thin Subjects (STILTS). They sought to examine why some people remain slim while others do not. Until now, most studies were focused on obese individuals, with some identifying genes that increase chances of being overweight and others that may be responsible for severe obesity.

The evidence is clear, 40 percent of our weight is influen
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