A Stomach-Shrinking Pill
Gastric-bypass surgery may soon seem as medieval as the lobotomy. British scientists have discovered the two proteins that allow your stomach to expand to 4 liters from its “resting” capacity of 75 milliliters.
(Just imagine two big soda bottles in your gut.) The researchers are now developing a drug that can block the proteins and keep your stomach from stretching – meaning you will feel fuller after a small meal, without the side effects of stomach stapling.
The pill is expected to be available in 8 to 10 years. [via Men's Health]
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