Scientists are moving a step closer to developing a pill that can prevent obesity.
The breakthrough could lead to a long-lasting cure for the problem, which has reached epidemic proportions in the UK.
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Obesity is a condition where there is excess accumulation of body fat which poses a risk to the health of the individual. It can affect children and adults.
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Researchers from the University of East Anglia said that their findings could lead to development of drugs that can be given in childhood to those predisposed to obesity or later in life as people pile on the pounds, the Daily Express reported.
But they warn that translating the work to humans is between five and 10 years away.
Lead researcher Dr Mohammad Hajihosseini, of the university's School of Biological Sciences, said, "Unlike dieting, translation of this discovery could offer a permanent solution for tackling obesity."
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"We are indeed much more than what we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to be much more than what we are". - Adelle Davis There are thousands out there battling 'the bulge'. With childhood obesity on the rise even children are not spared. If your weight issues are threatening to weigh you down learn more about obesity by taking part in this quiz.
It was previously thought that the nerve cells in the brain associated with appetite regulation were generated entirely during an embryo's development in the womb and their numbers were fixed for life.
But research published in the Journal of Neuroscience has identified stem cells capable of generating new appetite-regulating neurons in the brains of adult rodents.
Source: ANI
Lead researcher Dr Mohammad Hajihosseini, of the university's School of Biological Sciences, said, "Unlike dieting, translation of this discovery could offer a permanent solution for tackling obesity."
Quiz on Obesity
"We are indeed much more than what we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to be much more than what we are". - Adelle Davis There are thousands out there battling 'the bulge'. With childhood obesity on the rise even children are not spared. If your weight issues are threatening to weigh you down learn more about obesity by taking part in this quiz.
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It was previously thought that the nerve cells in the brain associated with appetite regulation were generated entirely during an embryo's development in the womb and their numbers were fixed for life.
But research published in the Journal of Neuroscience has identified stem cells capable of generating new appetite-regulating neurons in the brains of adult rodents.
Source: ANI
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