Thursday, April 12, 2012
Genes could increase risk of childhood obesity
Obesity is a common topic in science now-a-days because of how high the obesity rate is. Science Daily released that geneticists have identified two genes that can increase the risk to childhood obesity.In the past there were other genes as well that have been identified for this, but those are only for extreme cases. These genes are known to be linked to "common" childhood obesity. There was a massive study which included 13,830 children. This was the largest study ever on common childhood obesity. The data allowed them to locate where the role of obesity may further come from. The OLFM4 gene on chromosome 13, and HOXB5 gene on chromosome 17 were never previously studied for this problem. In the future this may allow for treatments and preventatives to be designed based on children's genome.
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This is a great study because obesity really is a problem, especially in children. If obesity starts in childhood years, it may become a lifelong problem. By determining the genes that maybe related to childhood obesity can help parents and doctors stop the issue before it becomes a major problem. This is a great break through for American's number one health issue.
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