Causes and possible interventions for childhood obesity

As the number of children battling obesity continues to grow, researchers are racing to identify causes and possible interventions. Now, a new paper published in the journal Cell identifies a possible genetic root to the insatiable appetite and slow metabolism of some obese patients. The study, which sequenced 2,101 individuals with severe early-onset obesity, found that patients harboring mutations in a particular gene, KSR2, had an increased appetite and a slower metabolism than people with a normal copy of the gene... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..