May 4, 2017.
A miracle molecule that would bring all the benefits of sport to people who do not have the leisure to practice it? The project is currently under study in California, and the first results are encouraging.
A molecule that boosts endurance and burns fat
The health authorities are unanimous: sport is essential for the maintenance of good health of our organism. In some cases, however, exercising is impossible and obese people, the disabled or the elderly, may not necessarily indulge in these important exercises for their well-being. This dilemma may have just found a scientific answer thanks to an experimental molecule created by researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, United States.
This molecule, called GW1516, would provide the body with the same benefits as sport : burn fat and activate insulin production to better control blood sugar. To reach this conclusion, these researchers have just conducted a study on mice that have been sedentary.
GW1516 molecule soon to be tested in humans
This molecule was administered to them in the form of a pill and their behavior was then observed and compared to that of a group of control mice for two months. Conclusion at the end of this observation phase: the mice in the first group gained less weight than the second and managed to better control their blood sugar, while their fat level was burned more quickly without the sugars being too fast. assimilated. The mice in the first group also showed greater endurance than the others, by around 70% according to the researchers..
Their first observations, published in the journal Cell, have shown the positive effects of this molecule. It remains to be seen whether these effects will be the same on human beings.. A second part of this study should be opened to shed light on the question.
Sybille Latour
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