Obesity - A Genetic Predisposition?
Excessive body weight is something much of a concern. Obesity is when a person consumes more calories than the calories he is meant to burn. For simplicity, it means the increase in calorie intake and not burning it sufficiently to maintain your body's energy needs. Obesity is caused because of - Lack of physical activity Increase in calorie intake Genetic predisposition Recent studies have shown that there is a Genetic predominance in the Population. People who are fat in before the age of 2 and do not fit in the parameters of the growth charts, should take their genetic testing to check for obesity markers. The markers that are used to check for obesity are - Leptin Deficiency POMC Deficiency MC4R Deficiency More commonly, people who have obesity have multiple genes that predispose them to gain excess weight. One such gene is the fat mass and obesity-associated gene (FTO), which is found in up to 43% of the population. The presence of this gene and other genes can cause: I...