pharmaceutical companies are interested in funding more research with irisin

A team of scientists at Harvard University have discovered that the hormone irisin which is found in human muscles is responsible for triggering the calorie burning effects that exercise brings on.  They are speculating that this hormone could possibly be utilized as a medication to treat obesity.

Because the amount of the hormone irisin increases with exercise more white fat is turned into brown fat which generates body heat. The scientists said that when they gave obese mice injections of irisin they lost body weight and there were marked improvements in their blood sugar levels.

Professor Bruce Spiegelm who led the study said that the research was not designed to try and completely replace the idea of dieting and exercise but simply that it could be used to help people who are unable to exercise and could be used in conjunction with a healthy diet.

At present the research which was published in the clinical journal Nature is still at a very early stage and much more research will need to be done before the real benefits of the hormone irisin can be properly identified. Nevertheless pharmaceutical companies are interested in funding more research and development in this area.

At Ukmedix News we have seen hundreds of promising weight loss research projects fail after an initial positive bit of clinical data. We hope that something good comes out of research with the hormone irisin but at this stage we are not banking on anything!

At present the only prescription weight loss medication available for sale in the United Kingdom is Xenical. Xenical which functions by removing some of the naturally ingested fat from your digestive tract has helped thousands of people in the UK lose weight.

It is possible to have an online consultation at the Ukmedix website and to discuss your weight problems on the Ukmedix Forum.