For a long time, there has been a debate as to whether obesity might be caused by one's genes. While it might be true that obesity could be affected by genetics, that is no longer the case for not being able to lose weight.
Obesity has been viewed by many as a health problem. Certain genes lead to obesity, such as the FTO gene. The FTO gene is said to people being heavier and being more at risk at being obese, according to the Science Daily. The FTO gene then has an effect on obesity.
John Mathers, professor of Human Nutrition at Newcastle University though wants to find out if the same gene could somehow be responsible for people not being able to lose weight. His study involved 9,563 people in various weight loss trials to see what would be the results and if the FTO gene might play a role in keeping people from losing weight.
The results from the study conclude that the FTO gene has no effect on weight loss or on whether or not people are losing weight. For Mathers, the results were significant since it shows that the FTO gene does not seem to affect on how much a person loses weight.
"We found no evidence at all that FTO genotype affected weight loss," Mathers disclosed. He said that having the FTO gene might make people heavier but shouldn't prevent them from losing weight.
The study confirms earlier studies that show people with the FTO gene could still overcome obesity by exercise, as Time Magazine reports. While researchers now know that the FTO gene can't be a factor on why people can't lose weight, they still have to find out how the gene is a factor in obesity.
For Professor Mathers it means that the FTO gene can't be considered an impediment for people trying to lose weight. He notes that diet, physical activity and other interventions could work as well with those who have the FTO gene.
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