A new pill may make future-tense obesity a thing of the, err... past
Researchers at the Salk Institute have found two drugs that trick the body into thinking it has exercised, reports The New York Times:
“It’s a little bit like a free lunch without the calories, said Dr. Ronald M. Evans, leader of the Salk group.”
The drugs, Aicar and GW1516, which have so far only been tested on mice and Tour de France athletes, may be the panacea the human race needs to avoid devolving into the super-obese present future depicted in the Pixar film WALL-E.
But just in case they’re not, takepart by doing a few exercises.
Join TakePart's community today!
Filed under:
Global Health
Related Links:
Up : Upcoming Movie Trailer
Australians Pass Americans in Obesity
Study Finds Obese Children Have the Arteries of 45-Year-Olds
The American Dream: A Pill That Does the Workout For You
Blue Planet Run FREE Download
Tagged as:aicar • diet • exercise • mice • pill • pills
Add your comment • Trackback from your site • Follow comments via
RSS
17 posts in the last 24 hours
good walle
Blair3