If you battle with your waistline, this could be the news for you.
With nearly half of all Europeans now genetically at risk of becoming obese, it was only time before science stepped in with a drug.
According to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the latest trial drugs in the fight against obesity will work on the fat genes found in humans, which are believed to affect 70-80% of people looking to lose weight.
The research indicated that the latest drug trials combat the different types of fat cells in humans – with people having white, then beige and a few brown cells. Each of these cells store and burn fat differently.
People who suffer from obesity have a greater proportion of white cells, which stores fat rather than burning offending calories. The latest drug will now block the white cells from entering the blood stream – with clinical trials showing that mice who had the pathway blocked becoming 50% thinner.
Researchers now believe that they have the tools to overcome genetic obesity, but are still in testing stages to determine long-term side effects.
Still, knowing the key traits that cause obesity in your genes is a first step that could help develop a drug that’ll drop those pounds in no time.
H/T IFLScience
