Excessive sugar consumption Diet Reduce Obesity Genes

A recent study published in the journal Cell, showed increased levels of sugar in the diet may cause obesity in their offspring.

In a study that makes the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster or as an object, the researchers said, this is due to changes that affect gene expression in the embryo. They say, there is also evidence that a similar system set susceptibility to obesity in mice and humans.

This research is claimed to provide insights into how certain traits inherited metabolic and can help researchers determine whether it can be changed. Research has shown that a variety of factors that are passed by the parents can affect the metabolism and body type their offspring.

To arrive at this conclusion, researchers led by Dr. J. Andrew Pospisilik of the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and epigenetics in Germany and his colleague, Dr. Anita Ost from Linkoping University in Sweden, investigated whether male flies dietary fluctuations may have an impact on the next generation.

They found that dietary intervention on male flies can alter body composition offspring. More specifically, the increased sugar causes obesity in the next generation. Then, high-sugar diet affect gene activity without changing the underlying DNA sequence.