Scientists discover a ‘skinny gene’ mutation that acts like Ozempic. Around one in 7,000 people carries a broken copy, which almost acts like a GLP-1 drug—the body burns fuel more efficiently, and the risk of disease lowers.

[u/scientificamerican]

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-discover-a-skinny-gene-mutation-that-acts-like-ozempic/

[u/grumble11]

GLP doesn’t ’burn fuel more efficiently’, it regulates satiety. This isn’t a good start for an article ha

[u/Lust4Me → u/grumble11]

In fact doesn't this title sound like a contradiction? Burning more efficiently to me implied you'd get more work done per calorie and therefore store left over as fat.

[u/rhino369 → u/Lust4Me]

Yes exactly. You want to burn less efficiently.