Obesity is a very big problem which is troubling not only adults but also teenagers and in order to cure this problem experts are working to develop a new drug to fight obesity with a naturally occurring hormone found in the gut.
This drug is being created by Professor Steve Bloom who is one of the leading obesity experts in the world. You would be amazed to know that in U.K alone more than thirty thousand deaths are caused which is an alarming figure.
The gut hormone has been found out to be effective in controlling appetite and when a person eats, these hormones are released and they act as neurotransmitters and tell the brain to stop eating.
Professor Steve Bloom said:
Developing a treatment based on natural appetite suppression, mimicking our body’s response to being full, has the potential to be safe and effective. We believe that pancreatic polypeptide may be the answer.
If this turns out to be successful it would be quite effective in weeding out this disease which is now turning ugly and taking the shape of an epidemic.
Via sciencedaily
