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Fat people 'genetically programmed to eat more'

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Press Trust of India London

Researchers at Aberdeen University have carried out the study and discovered that people who carry a variation of a gene linked to increased obesity eat more food as compared to those without it.

"We have found the first hard evidence linking the 'at risk' variant of the gene with increased food intake in humans

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First Published: Jun 20 2008 | 4:42 PM IST

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