Before you all get too excited, this is all very prelimnary information. However, researchers in France have just published a study about the effects of SRT1720 on obesity in mice. SRT1720 is an artificial drug which mimics the effects of resveratol. Resveratol is the component in red wine thought to be beneficial in controlling weight. Whew! Got all that – red wine pills.
After 10 weeks the mice in the study gained less weight even when on a high fat diet. They also had better sugar tolerance and greater athletic ability. Supposedly no side effects either. Somehow the drug fools the cells in into thinking they are at a low energy level and therefore metabolism fires up to compensate.
The researches caution that there is a very long way between tests in mice and an approved drug for humans. They also make a point that us winos should not delude ourselves that drinking red wine will have the same effect. The calories in red wine more than offset any fat burning abilities. Darn!
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Bah! And you got my hopes up, woman!