Love fatty foods? It's in your genes

For people who struggle to stay away from unhealthy chips and burgers it may be the perfect excuse. Scientists have found a gene mutation that makes fatty foods irresistible and even causes carriers to reject low-calorie versions of the same meal - even when it looks and tastes identical.To find out if there was a genetic link to food preferences, researchers at the University of Cambridge hosted an all-you-can-eat chicken korma buffet for 54 people, 10 of whom were carrying the defective gene.