{"id":9813,"date":"2016-12-15T18:53:13","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T22:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vitamins.vitanetonline.com\/?p=9813"},"modified":"2016-12-15T18:53:13","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T22:53:13","slug":"this-gene-might-help-you-keep-sober","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitamins.vitanetonline.com\/index.php\/this-gene-might-help-you-keep-sober\/","title":{"rendered":"This Gene Might Help You Keep Sober"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Excessive alcohol consumption was responsible for 33 million deaths in 2012. According to a study conducted by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, there may be a gene that some people possess that explains why some people are able to say no to alcohol more easily. The gene is called beta-Klotho. In the study, some mice were genetically engineered to not have the gene, which caused them to like alcohol more than the mice with the gene. 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