Developing a drug that doesn't make you fat even if you eat it...The effect of suppressing visceral fat
Jan 10, 2025
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However, more research is needed to determine whether it will be valid for humans as a result of research obtained in the animal experiment stage.
It also has a different effect from obesity treatments such as Ozempic and Hugo Bee, which prevent overeating by making you feel full for a long time.
Researchers at the University of Colorado in the U.S. injected male mice with drugs made using 'Mycobacterium vaccae', a non-pathogenic bacterium found in milk and soil, once a week for more than 70 days.
Mycobacterium bacae is known to produce a neurotransmitter called serotonin.
Serotonin is a substance called 'happiness hormone' because it suppresses excessive excitement or anxiety.
The team found that the injection essentially immune to weight gain, even though mice were fed a diet high in sugar and fat.
In addition, there was little difference in weight between the mouse experimental group that received the injection and consumed an unhealthy diet (a Western-style diet low in fiber and high in fat and sugar) and the mouse experimental group that was not vaccinated but consumed a healthy diet. It has also been shown to have an inhibitory effect on the accumulation of visceral adipose tissue.
The findings suggest that the injection effectively prevents excessive weight gain from a Western diet, the researchers explained.
However, the researchers emphasized that more research is needed, saying it is unclear whether humans can have the same effect.
Dr. Christopher A. Laurie, professor of integrative physiology at the University of Colorado and senior study author, "What is very surprising in this study is that we have seen complete prevention of diet-related weight gain"This suggests that exposure to beneficial bacteria may protect us from obesity diets" he explained.
The findings were recently published in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
