| Recently, an international team of researchers based | | | | genes that are triggered during excessive food |
| in Texas and Japan, have been experimenting with an | | | | consumption. It works by essentially, switching off |
| obesity treatment nicknamed "Fatostatin", that has | | | | the body's negative reaction to food, by turning food |
| been shown to not only make mice lose weight, but | | | | directly into energy, or waste, and not stored fat. |
| also shows great promise in the treatment of | | | | After one month of treatment, the mice used in this |
| diabetes, and even the lowering of cholesterol. These | | | | study have seen a 12% reduction in their body fat |
| scientists have identified a small molecule therapy | | | | levels, as well as a staggering 70% drop in their blood |
| program that alters the genetic code involved in the | | | | sugar levels. As promising as this may seem, many |
| way the human body turns food into fat. Because it | | | | obesity drugs, even with prior success on animal test |
| has been proven to be effective in dramatic weight | | | | patients, have had little success in humans. But |
| loss, and in lowering cholesterol levels, it has been | | | | according to some high ranking pharmaceutical |
| considered to be an efficient treatment in the | | | | consultants, this drug could be the way of the future |
| struggle to treat diabetes. | | | | for not only fighting obesity, but curing complications |
| This Fatostatin drug works to block increases in body | | | | to obesity like cholesterol, heart disease and diabetes. |
| weight, fat accumulation, and blood glucose, even | | | | According to some in the bio-tech industry, as well as |
| with unconstrained food intake. It is important to | | | | prominent pharmaceutical consultants, further testing |
| note that the only successful tests done so far have | | | | is needed to really find out if Fatostatin is the new |
| only taken place with the use of animal subjects, but | | | | miracle drug of the future, or if it's just a flash in the |
| the scientists are very optimistic. They believe this | | | | pan. But as new technology surfaces in the ever |
| new, experimental drug could have a huge impact, | | | | evolving Bio-Tech industry, molecular breakthroughs |
| not only in weight loss, but in controlling cholesterol | | | | like this could be commonplace. As for now, scientists |
| levels, blood glucose levels, and insulin levels in the | | | | are very excited about Fatostatin and are looking to |
| body, which could be used to treat diabetes. The | | | | test it out on humans soon. |
| scientists believe it goes back to the origin of fat | | | | If you liked this article, tell all your friends about it. |
| synthesis, where scientists believe they have actually | | | | They'll thank you for it. If you have a blog or |
| found a way for the body to stop gaining weight. | | | | website, you can link to it or even post it to your |
| But is this even possible? | | | | own site (don't forget to mention as the original |
| This new Fatostatin drug works by interfering with | | | | source. |
| element binding proteins that influence a group of | | | | |