2A University of Michigan study found an obscure drug that is used for canker sores, helped mice lose weight without having to limit calories or exercise. A chocolate lovers dream come true.
Dr. George Bray, a leading scientist in obesity and metabolism feels this is a tremendous development in anti-obesity drugs and relates it to the medication Viagra. Viagra was originally developed to treat chest pain and later was found to help in the condition of erectile dysfunction.
Researchers are getting ready to do clinical studies on the effectiveness that amlexanox would have on humans. The drug used in an ointment treats canker sores, however, injected into mice it changed the action in genes that controls metabolism, and was not an appetite suppressant.
Should a safe and effective drug be found, it would be a phenomenal breakthrough in human weight loss and many diseases associated with obesity.
I'm loving how they compared this new drug's claim to fame to Viagra, haha. It's quite fascinating though how a medication designed to treat one condition can potently influence another condition. I'm still puzzled at how the drug physiologically works. It probably will never be approved by the FDA (at least anytime soon), which is unfortunate for those who are intrigued to use it. Although it sounds like a dream for lazy people who lack motivation, I am a firm believer in exercise and a healthy diet for maintaining weight loss.
ReplyDeleteMany medications start out in search of one outcome only to find a better or more resourceful reaction in another. Anti-depressant medications being used for joint pain and as stated above Viagra initially designed for cardiac being used for erectile dysfunction. Science and technology is moving and evolving. Although I find the idea of a simple weight lost breakthrough appealing I think we still need to recognize that slowing the bending of the arm hand to mouth technique by far is the best. Better choices in what is consumed and step away from the couch might still be the ultimate technique.
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