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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Vishwam Sankaran

Two children were born with ‘insatiable hunger’ that left them severely obese. Now scientists know why

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Never-before-seen genetic mutations have been found in two children with a rare case of “insatiable hunger” that drove them to severe obesity.

The genetic mutations found in the children interfered with the hormone leptin, that tells the body when the stomach is full, said the research published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

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