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Toronto Researchers Find Some Hard Pressed To Deny Sugar

Toronto- In one of the latest revelations in the fight against all things sweet researchers in Toronto have discovered the cause for sugar related cravings may be found in a persons individual DNA.

The variation of a particular gene sequence may be the culprit for how some people are able to sense certain sugars more adeptly than other people. For these people, sugar cravings are similar to having them hard-wired in their body.

Ongoing research suggests that this gene may be as common as one in every five people, but the new research indicates it is a fairly common variant. It may also control the person’s tendency to develop or have diabetes later in life.

“The function of the gene involved acts as a type of glucose sensor for the brain, and it affects the food intake and appetite,” said Dr. Ahmed El-Sohemy, the principal researcher and study author.

“It is a factor in the brains ability to detect sugar, and to tell your brain when you have had enough sugar,” said El-Sohemy.

Dr. Almeh El-Sohemy is the nutrigenomics research Chairman at the University of Toronto.