Could Exercise Pills Put The Days Of Working Out Behind Us?

It’s a good day to be lazy. Out of all the crazy things science has bestowed upon humanity, an exercise pill is certainly up there, and almost too good to believe. Yet, researchers have identified a blood molecule called Lac-Phe that is produced when working out, and when administered to mice in an experiment, it has shown that obesity was reduced.  

The research was conducted by the Baylor College of Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine, and various other institutions to identify the molecule in us that makes us lose weight.

Lac-Phe acted as a food suppressant when given to the mice. Mice who were fed high-fat diets were injected with Lac-Phe only to find that their hunger was reduced by 50%. Over a 10-day period, the subjects had lost weight and their blood sugar levels were stabilized.  

Lac-Phe has been found in humans and racehorses and is at its highest production after sprinting or performing resistance training. So, imagine a pill that packs the benefits of a workout into a little capsule. 

As tempting as it is to toss out our running shoes and rely on a pill, more testing still needs to be done on the effects of induced Lac-Phe on the brain. Not to mention, human trials haven’t been conducted yet.

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