SCIENTISTS have developed a new weight loss drug that mimics the effects of exercise to burn fat.
The medication, called SLU-PP-332, helped mice lose around 12 per cent of their bodyweight in a month, US researchers found.
It convinces the body’s muscles they are exercising more than they really are.
Professor Thomas Burris, of the University of Florida, said: “This compound is basically telling skeletal muscle to make the same changes you see during endurance training.
“When you treat mice with the drug, you can see that their whole body metabolism turns to using fatty acids, which is very similar to what people use when they are fasting or exercising.