Reason why fad diets don’t work for every one
A new study has revealed that genes are to be blamed if even a small amount of cake adds pounds to you despite you being on a strict diet.
The research was published in the journal Genetics.
From in.news.yahoo.com:
This suggests that future diets should be tailored to an individual’s genes rather than to physical appearance.
“We should stop looking for a panacea and start accepting that this is a complex problem that may have a different solution for each individual,” said Laura K. Reed, Ph.D, a researcher from the Department of Genetics.
To make this discovery, the scientists studied 146 different genetic lines of fruit flies that were fed four different diets.
Results showed that diet alone made a small contribution to the total variation, while genotype and genotype interactions with diet made very large contributions.
“This research explains why the one-size-fits-all approach offered by many diet programs can have dramatically different effects for people who try them.”
It was disclosed by researchers from the North Carolina State University that genes interacting with diet are the main cause of differences in metabolic characteristics, like body weight.
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