Scientists from the Imperial College London have found that boosting up the levels of a hormone found naturally in the human body led to a reduced appetite and higher activity levels in the test subjects, with the only side effect being weight loss.
The hormone, oxyntomodulin, is what tells our brains we're full after a meal, but a lot of people who struggle with obesity have less of this hormone than those who do not put on weight. The weight loss in test cases has been sustained.
Professor Steve Bloom from the college said: "It's not like one of those nasty drugs where you have to take some horrible chemical for years. It is naturally a occurring hormone. We are using the body's own method of limiting appetite."
