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Obesity Research
Scripps researchers successfully test new anti-obesity vaccine in animals models
August 28th, 2006
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have developed an anti-obesity vaccine that significantly slowed weight gain and reduced body fat in animal models. The study is being published in an advanced, online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In the new study, mature male rats immunized with specific types of the active vaccine ate normally yet gained less weight and had less body fat, indicating that the vaccine directly affects the body's metabolism and energy use. This finding may be especially important to stop what is commonly known as "yo-yo dieting," the cycle of repeated loss and regain of weight experienced by many...
Source: Mental Health Weekly Digest (2006-08-28)
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