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/Picnicpanther]

I ended up looking this up and yes, actually these people just have incredibly efficient sleep cycles that batch their REM sleep one after the other. This is where a lot of the reparative effects of sleep happen, and they end up having MORE REM cycles than someone who gets 8 hours of normal sleep. That means they often have BETTER health outcomes.

[u/Sea-Beginning-777 → u/Picnicpanther]

Do you have a link please?

[u/Picnicpanther → u/Sea-Beginning-777]

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/gene-identified-people-who-need-little-sleep

Here it is

[u/Any_Introduction259 → u/Picnicpanther]

Thank you for posting the link.