FTO gene also known as the "Fatso" gene is why some people have a craving for food more than someone else may have a craving for food. The FTO gene is responsible for increased cravings in certain people and also why some people crave fatty foods more than someone else may crave fatty foods. Lets say "hi" to our friend, the FTO gene.
The FTO gene is responsible for increased cravings for foods, especially fatty foods, and increased hunger.Although numerous sources claim it is also linked to type-2 diabetes I am sure this is fatophobic research as thin people can also develop diabetes because of the quality of food they consume. It seems FTO has relation to how these calories are burned once eaten, therefore even though some studies claim this gene is the cause of obesity, they seem to forget that thin people are capable of eating a lot of high-calorie, fatty foods and remain thin. FTO is responsible for the rate at which calories are burned and also turning excess calories into brown or white fat cells (Uniprot.n.d).
People who have the FTO gene and who love fatty foods may be at risk for diabetes, heart disease and other problems but as long as they eat healthy those risks decrease. The fatty foods we love can be replicated at home using the same ingredients without all the harmful chemicals that are attached to fast food, heavily processed foods, and take-out. FTO gene may explain why two people who eat the same foods are dramatically different sizes, for FTO gene is one of the genes responsible for calorie burning and what type of fat excess calories become.
People who have the FTO gene and who love fatty foods may be at risk for diabetes, heart disease and other problems but as long as they eat healthy those risks decrease. The fatty foods we love can be replicated at home using the same ingredients without all the harmful chemicals that are attached to fast food, heavily processed foods, and take-out. FTO gene may explain why two people who eat the same foods are dramatically different sizes, for FTO gene is one of the genes responsible for calorie burning and what type of fat excess calories become.
References
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SNPedia. (n.d.). FTO. Retrieved August 07, 2017, from https://www.snpedia.com/index.php/FTO
Genetics Home Reference. (n.d.). FTO gene - Genetics Home Reference. Retrieved August 07, 2017, from https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/FTO
European Bioinformatics InstituteProtein Information ResourceSIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics. (2017, June 07). Alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase FTO. Retrieved August 07, 2017, from http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9C0B1
OMM. (n.d). OMIM Entry - * 610966 - FAT MASS- AND OBESITY-ASSOCIATED GENE; FTO. Retreived August 07, 2017 from https://www.omim.org/entry/610966
Rosen, C. J., & Ingelfinger, J. R. (2015, September 3). Unraveling the Function of FTO Variants — NEJM. Retrieved August 12, 2017, from http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe1508683#t=article
Hess, M. E., & Bruning, J. C. (n.d.). The fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene: Obesity and beyond?☆. Retrieved August 12, 2017, from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925443914000337
Wikipedia.(n.d). FTO Gene. Retreved August 12, 2017 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTO_gene
Hitti, M. (2008, December 09). How the FTO Obesity Gene Works. Retrieved August 07, 2017, from http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20081210/how-the-fto-obesity-gene-works
SNPedia. (n.d.). FTO. Retrieved August 07, 2017, from https://www.snpedia.com/index.php/FTO
Genetics Home Reference. (n.d.). FTO gene - Genetics Home Reference. Retrieved August 07, 2017, from https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/FTO
European Bioinformatics InstituteProtein Information ResourceSIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics. (2017, June 07). Alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase FTO. Retrieved August 07, 2017, from http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9C0B1
OMM. (n.d). OMIM Entry - * 610966 - FAT MASS- AND OBESITY-ASSOCIATED GENE; FTO. Retreived August 07, 2017 from https://www.omim.org/entry/610966
Rosen, C. J., & Ingelfinger, J. R. (2015, September 3). Unraveling the Function of FTO Variants — NEJM. Retrieved August 12, 2017, from http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe1508683#t=article
Hess, M. E., & Bruning, J. C. (n.d.). The fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene: Obesity and beyond?☆. Retrieved August 12, 2017, from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925443914000337
Wikipedia.(n.d). FTO Gene. Retreved August 12, 2017 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTO_gene