Life-extending Drug May Also Combat Obesity

[British_Atheist]

The compound resveratrol, which is present in red wine and gained fame for its supposed life-extending properties, might also help combat obesity, a new study in animals suggests.


The results show lemurs, members of the primate family, gained less weight during their seasonal fattening period when they consumed daily resveratrol supplements.


The drug also boosted the primates' metabolism and appeared to cause the animals to cut back their food at mealtime, factors that could have contributed to the anti-obesity effects.


Primates are considered a better model for what might happen in people than more distantly related animals, such as rats or mice. However, much more research is needed to determine whether such diet-inducing effects hold true for humans, the researchers say.

From Yahoo.com

What do you think?

[Samson]

I'm sure there are plenty of Primates they could test this on down here in the South (U.S.)...

You guys will probably have access to this drug in the near future, however the FDA here in the U.S. will find some reason to ban it....

[darkwolf176]

I like the life extending part, I'm pretty skinny so I'm not sure if the anti-obesity effect would be very good