 In this study, researchers found that a bee's subjects had a greater preference for dietary lipids than normal weight subjects. This preference was associated with a variant in the CD36 gene, which is known as a lipid taste sensor. The variant was also linked to increased body mass index, BMI, and body fat percentage, BF percent. This article was authored by Habiba Badjid, Ohatsima Hamid, Waikenu, and others.