« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Genetic drive to overeat found in labradors and humans  (Read 100 times)

Nearly Sane

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 65771
Genetic drive to overeat found in labradors and humans
« on: March 07, 2025, 11:57:49 AM »

I have no idea why but I find the headline enormously funny

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy05qw217x9o
Logged

Steve H

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 11000
  • God? She's black.
Re: Genetic drive to overeat found in labradors and humans
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2025, 11:01:06 AM »
There's a specific genetic condition - Prader-Willi syndrome - which causes, among other symptoms, an insatiable appetite, leading to obesity f not managed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prader%E2%80%93Willi_syndrome
Logged
( (12 + 144 + 20 + 3 Sqrt[4]) / 7 ) + 5*11 = 9^2+ 0
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »