Obesity is one of the major contributing factor to health problems worldwide. For the past decades, health enthusiasts are trying to solve the problem by trying to find what really cause it and how can it possibly be solve. Sadly, up until now, there is no available cure yet and no available treatment that is proven to be safe and effective.
But recently, a group of scientists discovered some interesting compounds that they deemed to be the possible answer to the alarming problem. Lead researcher Dr Takahashi Akinori, of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University said they found the possible solution to the problem. He said they discovered some compounds, which they called "fat genes" and it's called Cnot7 and Tob.
During their research, experts observed that these two components strongly affect the activity of Ucp1- the other gene that plays a major role in burning fat or storing fat.
"We wish to inhibit the pathway that suppresses the conversion of fat into heat," Akinori said. "Being able to enhance fat burning could have clinical applications, such as the production of anti-obesity drugs."
After their compelling discovery, Akinori's team are now hopeful that their latest findings can lead to an "anti- obesity drugs" or slimming pills production that can safely treat overweight people.
Researchers are currently observing the mice as they are genetically engineered to lack of Cnot7 and Tob. They found out that even if the mice indulge into the fattening food, they still remained slim, a good indication that there a huge possibility that obesity can still be cure.
The group of researchers are now looking forward to make more progress on their study in a bid to develop slimming drugs that can help fight obesity.
The findings were published in the journal Cell Reports via Mail Online.
