Found a way to reduce weight and blood sugar. Scientists promise the effect of surgery

According to new research presented at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS)

) March 29, new class of connectionswill provide the benefits of gastric bypass surgery without surgery. According to the researchers, their method not only promotes weight loss, but also reduces blood sugar levels and cravings for prescription painkillers.

Helps patients with obesitybariatric surgery, including gastric bypass and related treatments. It promotes long-term weight loss. But it has many contraindications and is not cheap. In addition, it is dangerous, like any surgical intervention.

Now doctors Robert Doyle and Heath Schmidt—The main authors of the study proposed a new treatment method as an alternative. They created a class of substances that alter the release of certain hormones in the intestines—glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and peptide YY (PYY). They signal satiety, suppress hunger, and stabilize blood sugar levels after bariatric surgery.

Scientists have developed the GEP44 peptide, whichstimulates two PYY receptors and a GLP-1 receptor. An experiment on rats showed that the animals consumed 80% less food than usual. In addition, the mammals lost an average of 12% of their body weight over the course of the 16-day study.

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