Chewing gum, anti-obesity!

One day, chewing gum can be used to treat obesity - a disease that affects millions of people around the world - that's the information given by British scientists yesterday. 1-2007).

Of course this is not ordinary gum but a kind of candy that makes people feel 'full' and makes them eat less.

Another method that can be used is an injection that suppresses the appetite. This drug contains pancreatic polypeptide (PP), a natural hormone that helps suppress cravings. In obese people often lack this hormone.

'Even if we just reduce 1% of appetite, we can significantly reduce our weight for more than a year,' said Steve Bloom, head of the research team at Hammersmith Hospital (London). Bloom received a $ 4.5 million grant to develop the drug.

Obesity is thought to double the risk of most cancers as well as heart-related diseases such as stroke, heart attack, and diabetes. In the UK, it contributes to 1,300 deaths per week.

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