Do You Have The Sweet Gene?
Do you have constant cravings for sweets or sugary foods? Researchers are saying this need for sweets in some people could possibly be linked to a “sweet gene” that causes you to want sugary foods.
A new study in Physiological Genomics finds that individuals with a specific genetic variation consistently consume more sugary foods. The study offers the first evidence of the role that a variation in the GLUT2 gene — a gene that controls sugar entry into the cells — has on sugar intake, and may help explain individual preferences for foods high in sugar.
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