Belly, buttocks, hips… Why do fat rolls always collect in the same places? And more importantly, how do you get rid of it?
You can read the answer from Tuesday 21 April in the May issue of Santé from page 64 † After the article was written, the news came that there is also a gene that we might be able to blame.
Mysterious Gene Hip and waist circumference was measured on 224,000 people. Subsequently, areas associated with an apple or pear shape were searched for. This resulted in dozens of spots, several of which were close to one gene.
Confirmation
Then biomedical scientists switched off the gene in question in zebrafish and looked at how those zebrafish store fat compared to zebrafish that do have the gene. The fish in which the gene did not work gained less belly fat. In addition, their fat cells were smaller. Small fat cells reduce the risk of disease in people.
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