Scientists Discover How Stress Causes Obesity And How Fat Can Be Removed Using A Simple Injection
Date: 02 Jul 2007Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Medical News Today.com
US Scientists have discovered how stress activates weight gain in mice and have also found a way to add and remove fat in targeted areas of the bodies of laboratory animals using simple, non-toxic chemical injections.
The research is published in the online edition of Nature Medicine.
The findings have been described as “stunning” and could revolutionize treatments for weight loss, obesity, cosmetic and reconstructive surgery in humans.
Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC, hope their discoveries will eventually lead to better control of what has been termed “metabolic syndrome”, a group of risk factors that together increase a person’s chance of getting heart disease, diabetes and stroke.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), estimates made in the year 2000 suggest some 60 Million Americans are affected by metabolic syndrome. Stress causes some people to lose weight and others to gain it. Scientists have suspected a link between stress and obesity but until now have not been able to pin it down.
The Georgetown researchers found a mechanism based on neurotransmitters that may explain why chronically stressed people put on more weight than would be expected from the calories they consume……..
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