Researchers said they discovered what they called "the thin gene", which helps some maintain a normal weight even though they eat what they want from food, while others fatten just for the slight negligence in monitoring what they eat.
The researchers noted that only 1% of the population is able to eat whatever food they want without being overweight. The researchers studied thousands of people's genetic features, and found that about 1% lacked the so-called "ALK" gene. It was found that these people are naturally weak, compared to other healthy adults, which indicates that there may be a link between this gene and their weight, according to the newspaper "Daily Mail" British and "Russia Today".
President Joseph Peninger, of the University of British Columbia, said that gene blocking could one day be the basis for treating human obesity. Professor Benninger, from the University of British Columbia, Canada, says everyone knows someone who can eat whatever they like without getting fat.
He added: "They can eat what they want and be healthy. They eat a lot, do not exercise all the time, but they don't gain weight. Everyone studies obesity and genetics. We thought, let's start a new field of research. Let's study thinness."
ALK protein has been the focus of attention of scientists for several years - and there are already drugs targeting it, this is because it is frequently mutated in a number of forms of cancer, and is gaining a reputation as fueling tumor growth.
One of the days, Pininger said, it may be possible to use a technique similar to the one currently used to treat cancer, to help people lose weight.
The researchers analyzed the genetic profile of 47,102 people between the ages of 20 and 44 who have lived in Estonia since 2000. This allowed them to link the absence of the ALK gene to people who are naturally vulnerable.

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