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 E-Mail People living with obesity tend to have unhealthy glucose and lipid levels in their blood, as well as high blood pressure. As a result, they are more at risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. But scientists have observed that up to 45% of people living with obesity have healthy blood pressure and glucose and lipid levels, and therefore may not be at high risk of disease. The reason why this group of people with obesity remain healthy, has been poorly understood. But now a team of researchers - led by scientists at the University of Copenhagen and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York - have identified a range of genes that are linked to both elevated levels of body fat, as well as offering protection from some of the negative health impacts of obesity. The results were published in the journal

New yorkUnited statesOpal huangRuth loosTuomas kilpelUniversity of copenhagenIcahn school of medicine at mount sinaiMetabolic researchNovo nordisk foundation centerIcahn schoolMount sinaiProfessor tuomas kilpelBasic metabolic researchScientist lam opal huangLam opalProfessor ruth loos