Human Hormone Blocker Found To Help Prevent Obesity And Diabetes
January 7, 2008 | Source: KurzweilAI
Injecting obese mice with a gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP) blocker–found in the human body–resulted in weight loss, improved insulin resistance and reversed diabetes.
The daily injections of (Pro3) GIP countered the effects of a high-fat diet even in mice with well-established obesity and diabetes.
This study by University of Ulster and University of Copenhagen researchers may result in new approaches to treating obesity.