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Scientists Want To Trick The Gut Into Burning Fat Without Food : The Salt : NPR

Forget the so-called "miracle" diet pills that claim to rev up metabolism. Slowly but surely, we're entering a new era of clinically tested drugs to combat obesity; most of the newest ones try to do that by suppressing appetite.

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I just read this article on NPR this morning.  While it may be old fashioned thinking on my part, I'll always be skeptical of a magic pill.  But hey, at least it isn't just pumping people full of caffeine like most other... more »I just read this article on NPR this morning.  While it may be old fashioned thinking on my part, I'll always be skeptical of a magic pill.  But hey, at least it isn't just pumping people full of caffeine like most other appetite suppressants.  I'll be interested to see how this is developed and marketed (if it makes it that far). 02-05-2015 2:14pm

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