The obesity pill that could make you ditch the gym

Would you get the pill and ditch the gym? Before you say goodbyes to your regular exercises, read all this article....

A group of Harvard scientists claim to have made a breakthrough in the obesity crisis--an obesity pill which they say could replace exercise by turning "bad" fat to "good."

The group from Harvard Stem Cell Institute at Havard and Massachusetts General Hospital have identified two compounds that can turn white or 'bad' fat cells into brown 'good' fat cells in the body; helping people shed pounds as well as reduce their risk of getting type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer, which are often the effect of more calorie intake without burning them off and are stored as white fat cells by adult stem cells and makes you pile up pounds.

Brown fat cells burn excess energy and subsequently reduce the size and numbers of white fat cells.

Associate professor Chad Cowan, at Harvard, said: 'What we were really impressed by is that there are some compounds that have this same kind of effect when they are administered to animals, but when you remove them, the effect goes away. But what we saw here was a stable conversion of the white fat cells to brown cells. You're constantly replenishing your fat tissue so if you were on a medication to convert the cells, each new fat cell would be more metabolically active and would convert to brown fat over time."

The researchers said this reduces the chances of a person developing type 2 diabetes, or any of the other conditions related to a build-up of fat.

One of the two molecules is already approved to treat rheumatoid arthritis, but scientists warned a pill is some way off.

However, they have warned the compounds could damage the immune system.  Associate professor Cowan warned these compounds--"target the same molecule, and that molecule plays a role in the inflammatory response. So if you administered them for a long time, the person taking them could become immune compromised."

They also pointed out that though the pill might help us stay slim, it would not replace the other benefits of exercise. Lol...Please o! keeping exercising daily...