It turned out increased obesity risk in Labradors was linked to the same genes and mechanisms that cause obesity in humans. These gene variants were more common in purpose-bred dogs we carefully ...

Dogs are a good model for studying human obesity because they develop obesity through similar environmental influences as ...

Obesity genes that cause dogs to pile on the pounds have been identified, with the same genes associated with obesity in ...

Researchers at the University of Cambridge studied labrador retrievers, known for being foodie dogs. Read more at ...

Researchers examining British Labrador retrievers have identified multiple genes connected to canine obesity. The ...

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have identified a bunch of genes linked to obesity in dogs – and found the very ...

Researchers studying British Labrador retrievers have identified multiple genes associated with canine obesity and shown that these genes are also associated with obesity in humans.

Second, the study allowed researchers to quantify genetic risk for obesity in individual dogs — and the level of effort ...

While it isn’t inherently bad to give your dog extra food, it can lead to harmful outcomes. While chubby dogs are often seen ...

The researchers noted that dogs with a high genetic risk of weight gain did not necessarily become obese if they followed a ...