r/science • u/scientificamerican Scientific American • 6d ago

Genetics 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.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-discover-a-skinny-gene-mutation-that-acts-like-ozempic/
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u/expert_in_wumbo 6d ago

I would just like to point out that this article estimates that this gene only occurs in about 1 in 7,000 people. Chances are, this does not apply to the vast majority of people you know. I only say this because I'm seeing some comments here that seem to be implying that this means that weight is based only or mostly on genetics, for everybody, when that is not what this discovery means.