Scientists in the US are working on a pill that could decrease the amount of fat stored in overweight people by almost half in just one week.
Thus far, scientists at Indiana University have tested the drug on mice, finding that after seven days their body weight was decreased by a quarter and fat content down 42 percent, the UK's Daily Mail reported.
After one month, the weight of the mice dropped to 28 percent of the original weight and fat mass was reduced by 63 percent.
The drug is a synthetic hormone that regulates glucose metabolism and has been shown to suppress appetite in previous studies.
The trials of the artificial hormone on mice were conducted Dr Richard DiMarchi and colleagues at Indiana University in the US, and their research was published in Nature Chemical Biology.
"Obesity and its associated consequences, including adult-onset diabetes, remain a primary health and economic threat for modern societies," Dr DiMarchi said.
The researchers said the trial results point to a new approach for the treatment of obesity and adult-onset diabetes. But Dr DiMarchi warned that it could take up to a decade for the potential wonder drug to be developed for use by patients.
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