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Old Thu, Dec-06-18, 02:41
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Obesity Could Be Prevented by Blocking Single Gene

Studies in mice by an international team of scientists suggest that inhibiting a single gene could combat obesity and related metabolic disorders by allowing people to eat as much as they want without putting on weight. When the Flinders University-led team deleted the gene, known as regulator of calcineurin 1 (RCAN1), in mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD), the animals didn’t put on weight because their whole body metabolic rate increased.



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Old Thu, Dec-06-18, 08:53
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Hmmm, I eat a high-fat diet (relatively speaking), and I don't put on weight. Somehow, I must have turned off my obesity gene . . . .
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Hmmm, I eat a high-fat diet (relatively speaking), and I don't put on weight. Somehow, I must have turned off my obesity gene . . . .
Yes, surprising even some PhD's think "of course, fat makes you fat."

As regards rodents; the smaller the animal the higher its MBR.

That being said, "knocking out a gene" is rather trivial now using Cas9, there are even DIY experiment kits for sale on Amazon. Tags are available now for $45. Target Gene editing in an adult human is still difficult and experimental, requiring a modified vector such as an adenovirus. It's not FDA approved yet in the US, even though a few people are doing it.
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"of course, fat makes you fat."
or inflamed - re: omega 3 / omega 6 ratio.
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Old Thu, Dec-06-18, 11:43
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There's no question a high fat diet makes people fat. The question is, which one?
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