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The 'full up' hormone that could help cut obesity
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=/health/2003/09/09/hfat09.xml&sSheet=/health/2003/-
09/17/ixhmain.html
"British scientists yesterday unveiled what they claim is the most promising anti-obesity drug so
far: a hunger-regulating hormone that fat people lack."
"The team found that injecting the hormone into volunteers cut their appetite. Consuming fat
produces a bigger rise in the hormone, as do certain types of fibrous food, suggesting that a high
fibre diet may offer an alternative way to stimulate the hormone."
Interesting article. Especially this comment:
"Consuming fat produces a bigger rise in the hormone,"
Would this be part of the explanation as to why low-calorie/low-fat/high-carb diets fail to lead to
any lasting or significant weight loss in more than 95% of cases?
And would this not also explain, at least in part, why the Atkins diet, tha Zone diet and other
low-carb diets seem to work better than the low-fat approach?
I am continually amazed how supposedly intelligent scientists tend to overlook the small but highly
significant details that make sense. I am much less surprized about how these researchers appear to
be more interested in how they can cash in on this research and how talks are on-going with Pfizer.
TC
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=/health/2003/09/09/hfat09.xml&sSheet=/health/2003/-
09/17/ixhmain.html
"British scientists yesterday unveiled what they claim is the most promising anti-obesity drug so
far: a hunger-regulating hormone that fat people lack."
"The team found that injecting the hormone into volunteers cut their appetite. Consuming fat
produces a bigger rise in the hormone, as do certain types of fibrous food, suggesting that a high
fibre diet may offer an alternative way to stimulate the hormone."
Interesting article. Especially this comment:
"Consuming fat produces a bigger rise in the hormone,"
Would this be part of the explanation as to why low-calorie/low-fat/high-carb diets fail to lead to
any lasting or significant weight loss in more than 95% of cases?
And would this not also explain, at least in part, why the Atkins diet, tha Zone diet and other
low-carb diets seem to work better than the low-fat approach?
I am continually amazed how supposedly intelligent scientists tend to overlook the small but highly
significant details that make sense. I am much less surprized about how these researchers appear to
be more interested in how they can cash in on this research and how talks are on-going with Pfizer.
TC