Gene involved in carbohydrate digestion 'linked to obesity risk'

New research in the journal Nature Genetics suggests that there may be a genetic link between the way carbohydrates are digested and obesity."Previous genetic studies investigating obesity have tended to identify variations in genes that act in the brain and often result in differences in appetite, whereas our finding is related to how the body physically handles digestion of carbohydrates," first author Dr. Mario Falchi says.



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