Amusingly enough, the FTO gene was one of the earliest genes where a link was found between common variants and a trait in humans[0]. Different subtypes of FTO

Amusingly enough, the FTO gene was one of the earliest genes where a link was found between common variants and a trait in humans[0]. Different subtypes of FTO influence your chance of putting on weight. The newspapers at the time (2007) had headlines like "Fat gene found". Interesting to see that adding it to potatoes makes them put on weight too. [0] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2646098 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2646098