British team discovers obesity gene

More hogwash.

"A genetic variation that raises the risk of obesity has been discovered by a British-led research team, offering insight into why some people put on weight while others with similar lifestyles stay slim.

People who inherit two copies of the variant, which lies close to a gene called MC4R, weigh an average of 1.5kg (3.3lb) more than those with none, according to the international study of 90,000 people published in Nature Genetics. The newly identified effect also combines with a gene known to influence obesity, called FTO. People who have the most damaging versions of both genes tend to be between 3.5kg and 4.5kg heavier than those with the 'slimmest' possible genetic profile."

First, as if they know what the "slimmest possible genetic profile" is.

Second, for the sake of yellow journalism, obesity is now a matter of 1.5, 3.5 and 4.5 kg overweight.

People like this are technically known as liars.