AN OBESITY vaccine has been developed that uses the immune system to keep the body slim. The ”flab jab” has shown promising early results in mouse studies.
If the vaccine passes further safety trials, scientists believe it could provide a revolutionary new weapon against obesity.
The only non-dieting options for controlling weight now are surgery and strong drugs that can have serious side effects. The vaccine works by stimulating the immune system to attack a hormone that promotes slow metabolism and weight gain.
In tests, obese mice fed a high-fat diet showed a 10 per cent drop in body weight four days after receiving the jab. Two slightly different versions of the vaccine were studied.
Both produced a sustained 10 per cent reduction in body weight after booster injections were administered after three weeks. The slimming effect was not seen in a matched group of 10 untreated mice.
Lead researcher Dr Keith Haffer, from the US company Braasch Biotech in South Dakota, said: ”This study demonstrates the possibility of treating obesity with vaccination. Although further studies are necessary to discover the long-term implications of these vaccines, treatment of human obesity with vaccination could provide physicians with a drug and surgical-free option against the weight epidemic.”
The findings were reported in the Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology.
HOT DAMN! I’LL BE ABLE TO EAT MORE!
Only if you’re a mouse.
Plus, no word on the long-term efficacy of the jab, nor any talk of what the health effects of the sudden weight loss might be.
Everybody likes food. I don’t know anyone who wants to eat less. Even the overweight eat less than they want to. The jab, if it works, will allow them to eat more. The notion that they will continue eating the same amount, and hence lose weight, is pure fantasy.
Like I said before: the jab only works for sure if you share genes with a mouse. Do me a favor? Lemme know if those monthly jabs give you cancer ten years from now or not? I want to eat some more, too.
Hmmm. Wonder if they have a jab to make my stomach hold more food….