In sensitivity analyses after excluding misreporters, the association of the obesity risk allele of FTO rs9939609 with total energy intake became nonsignificant (P = 0.083), but the associations between the obesity risk allele of NEGR1 rs2815752 with fat (P = 5.5 × 10−5), carbohydrates (P = 1.8 × 10−4) and fiber (P = 4.0 × 10−6) intakes remained unchanged. Here, FTO is linked to obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency.