Sweet genes explains sugar cravings

The latest news is that our genes our responsible for those trips to the chocolate closet. 'My genes made me do it!' says scientific research on the genetic contribution to cravings for sweets:
Researchers have found that people with a common variant of a gene that helps the body handle sugar are more likely to crave foods like soda and cake. Sucrose, fructose and glucose -- if it is sugar, they like it.


The researchers looked at two groups of people and compared the eating habits of those with the regular gene and those with the variant form of it.

One group consisted of about 125 overweight men and women who were in the early stages of diabetes but were not being medicated for it. They were asked to keep a record of what they ate over three days, and then to repeat the procedure two weeks later.

The other group was made up of more than 700 people considered in generally good health. They were asked to report on their eating habits over a typical month.

In both groups, researchers found that those with the variant gene ate more sugar. But they found no differences in how much protein, fat or starch was eaten by the different groups.
I am very persuaded by this research, and this it is probably going to apply across the board to things like enjoyment of barbeque potato chips. And that brings to mind the other side of the coin, which is this.

Now that research is all very well and good, but what ever happened to discipline, restraint, and self-control?