Scientists discovers gene that let's us eat as much as we want without gaining weight

Researchers at Flinders University found that when a gene known as RCAN1 was removed in mice, the rodents failed to gain weight despite being fed a high-fat diet for a long period.  Now, the team behind the find are hoping that inhibiting the gene in humans will produce similar results, allowing for an effective treatment against obesity and weight-related diseases such as diabetes.

The research is based on the fact that there are two types of fat in the human body. Our brown fat is healthy and used to burn energy, while our white fat is the troublesome kind that stores energy. But it turns out that blocking RCAN1 helps to transform unhealthy white fat into healthy brown fat, providing a true solution to unwanted weight gain. 

The studies showed that inhibiting the gene had similar positive effects regardless of the test subjects' diets.  This study is published in EMBOreports.

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