Thinness and obesity: it's in the genes

Study finds slim people have a ‘genetic advantage’ that keeps them slim
As many people have long suspected, the genetic dice are loaded in favour of thin people when it comes to staying slim.Some people seem to be able to eat all the burgers and chips they like and and stay the same size, shape and weight all their life. Researchers at Cambridge University have discovered that they have a genetic advantage over their overweight friends who live and eat in the same way that they do. C