We’ve found clues to explain why some people never get fat iprogressman/iStock/Getty
They’re the lucky few: people who can eat as much as they like without gaining weight. A new study suggests they can do this because their fat cells burn energy differently – a finding that could lead to new obesity treatments.
Nele Gheldof at the Nestlé Institute of ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû1000¼¯ºÏ Sciences in Switzerland and her colleagues studied 30 men and women who remain very slim – with BMIs of 18.5 or under – despite eating and exercising the same amount as the average person.
By analysing small fat samples sliced from…
