Comments on: ‘Exercise pill’ switches on gene that tells cells to burn fat

By: Leilani

Leilani — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:57:32 +0000

Ok I have read enough. It is about time. When is available, how soon can I get some and where do I go to order some….The soone the better

By: carlos

carlos — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:29:29 +0000

Great, the pill make us all disappear if it doesn’t stop

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By: No Name

No Name — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:29:11 +0000

Awsome

By: Rudy Carrera

Rudy Carrera — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:55:40 +0000

I’m sure it’s going to be tested on humans soon enough. Hell, I’d volunteer for it! I powerlift as a hobby, but would love to get rid of the gut.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 03:15:57 +0000

Where can you get some now? When do you think it will be out? Will you need a prescription?

By: Dr Vina Revi

Dr Vina Revi — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:20:40 +0000

I am all old fashioned about exercise. But even if the ‘exercise pill’ really work as expected, I think that we still have a need to move our muscles. It is just part of the code in the gene, that human body is designed and built to move to maintain its mass and strength.

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By: anaj

anaj — Tue, 01 May 2007 13:57:31 +0000

Hey, once you create such a drug, you won’t be able to avoid such abuse!

So the best idea seems to not develop it into a medicament at all.

I feel sorry for the people with symptom x, but that’s the only way to avoid that this substance is going to turn into the next cat walk and proana drug.

By: plubius

plubius — Tue, 01 May 2007 10:31:42 +0000

Whee. No more exercise for me! Jking.

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By: Marsha J. O'Brien

Marsha J. O'Brien — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 19:38:34 +0000

This does sound exciting for those who REALLY need some help and are very obese or unable to
do much. I , too, just hope it isn’t abused by those who might be lazy or hate exercise.
I am a personal health consultant, and have worked as an aerobics instructor, and personal trainer for 30 years. To my knowledge NOTHING works as well as moving the human body…we
are made to move. When I stop I’ll be dead:).

Heaven forbid we stop building muscle, retaining bone mass and building endurance! Besides,
anyone who exercises regularly KNOWS you create “feel good endorphins”.

Interesting - thanks!

By: wabbitz

wabbitz — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:13:59 +0000

soon we wont even have to wake up
it will all be done for us

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By: scottfree2b

scottfree2b — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:50:25 +0000

Nice. But with the length of time it takes to get from research to the market place, this may, or may not, be good news for the grandkids. Greatgrandkids maybe.

By: toshiko

toshiko — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:36:14 +0000

Very, very interesting.

By: myanger

myanger — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:15:18 +0000

Very interesting.
Food for thought.
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By: “Exercise Pill” Tricks Body Into Burning Fat All the Time at Dethroner

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:15:43 +0000

[...] An experimental chemical that emulates fat tricks the body into producing “PPAR-d, the master regulator that controls the ability of cells to burn fat,” is currently being tested in adult mice. Even when the mice are not exercising their bodies are burning fat at a higher rate.[Biosingularity.WordPress.com] [...]

By: Adrian

Adrian — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:11:27 +0000

Somehow I don’t think the weight loss will motivate obese people to exercise more, I think this is a behavioural issue, not a matter of physical ability. I abhor exercising and have been able to validate a ‘lazy day’ many times over. This ‘Exercise Pill,’ which is a misnomer, would likely encourage damaging diet and exercise habits.

Why not eat pizza every day when there are no physically apparent consequences? It can probably promise a healthier-looking figure, but can it promise a healthy heart? Or liver?

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By: Geo Holyhart

Geo Holyhart — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:09:46 +0000

Extremely interesting. Like ANY developing drug though, its going to have its side effects, warnings, and sadly abusers. None the less its a great discovery that seemingly could lead into even bigger discovers.

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By: mai

mai — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:49:07 +0000

Very interesting article… This could be helpful for people like me who have a metabolism that doesn’t burn enough calories, even withregular exercise and healthy eating. Of course, it would have to be closely followed by a physician and not given to the wrong people. But there will always be people who use medical substances for the wrong reasons, this time it shouldn’t be any different. I don’t think it’s a good enough reason to stop people who could really benefit from it. But we’re not there yet anyway…

By: 'Exercise pill' and lack of coffee « Zeph Knits

'Exercise pill' and lack of coffee « Zeph Knits — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 07:42:32 +0000

[...] ‘Exercise pill’ and lack of coffee Published April 30th, 2007 About I was watching the news this morning with the first cup of coffee of the day before going out, and they were talking about a ‘breakthrough’ pill that kids the body’s cells into burning fat even when not exercising. Sounds great, but as the report says it’s still in early stages, like they’ve only released results about testing on mice so far. This means it could be anything up to ten years or maybe more before the thing has a chance of being licensed for humans. After that it has to get past the quangos that decide what the health service are allowed to prescribe, or the insurance companies that decide what their policies cover. This is a post that gives a bit more detail on the research: ‘Exercise pill’ switches on gene that tells cells to burn fat « Biosingularity [...]

By: Rudy Carrera

Rudy Carrera — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:48:05 +0000

Raincoaster hit it on the head. Too many loafers will abuse it until they realize they’re only getting thinner, not healthier.

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'Exercise pill' « Sathfilms — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:10:00 +0000

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By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:09:01 +0000

This is incredible, however another potential problem is that it doesn’t matter how thin you are it doesn’t make you healthy. i weigh 15 pounds above where i should be apparantly but i have broad shoulders and am overall a big person, completely capable of competing in sports, lol i sound bitter or something… what i’m trying to say is that this pill doesn’t make you healthy, it just makes you look better. Its like your body’s Listerine, but you still need to brush your body.. or exercise your teeth, oh whatever!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 03:47:01 +0000

My concern is what happens when people with eating disorders get ahold of the pill, thus further shortening their life expectancy.

How does the pill “know” when to stop?

By: raincoaster

raincoaster — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 02:14:18 +0000

Interesting. As you point out, it doesn’t have all the benefits of exercise (no increased endurance, no cardiovascular improvements, etc) but I think we’re all familiar with people who say they’re “too heavy” to work out. This could get them at least to a weight where they can’t claim that anymore.

By: uncommonnonsense

uncommonnonsense — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:58:45 +0000

Where do I go to get some? ;-D

By: Suma

Suma — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:47:25 +0000

Awesome. How soon can I expect to be sitting on my couch watching TV while at the same time burning off insane amounts of fat.

Seriously, this rocks!