'This class of drug increases the metabolic activity of muscle, mimicking the effects of exercise without affecting food intake,' Thomas Burris told Newsweek.
by just popping a pill? It might sound like science fiction, but researchers in Florida may have engineered just that.
Exercise delivers a range of mental and physical benefits, as well as aiding with weight loss. But what if you could trick your body into thinking it has been exercising by simply popping a pill."When you treat mice with the drug, you can see that their whole body metabolism turns to using fatty acids, which is very similar to what people use when they are fasting or exercising. And the animals start losing weight.
And, like exercise itself, the beneficial effects of these compounds would wear off after stopping the drug, highlighting the importance of establishing healthy lifestyle habits. Such a drug also has the potential to be abused by people wanting to achieve unhealthy weight loss goals or those wanting to enhance their athletic performance.
"One of our general concerns is the potential for increasing energy expenditure to dangerous levels, but what we have noticed is that these drugs appear to be self-limiting to the level that natural exercise would induce," Burris said."Of course, we are still investigating potential side effects, and this is an important area as we develop these towards clinical trials."
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