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Yessi Pratiwi — November 9, 2007 / 7:33 pm
Confidence is generally regarded as one of the most attractive qualities one can possess. It’s tough to conjure the confidence we want, when we don’t feel good about the way we look. By now, you have probably seen the commercials pieces about weight loss pill. They are claimed as the best pill to get an ideal body.
There are some way of how weight loss pill works : blocks the absorption of dietary fat, reduces body fat and builds muscle, increases calorie and fat metabolism, increases the feeling of fullness, which leads to decreased calorie intake. One of the most popular way is : reducing the appetite.
Well, how actually this weight loss pill works? Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have long thought that fat levels could be reduced by interfering with these chemical pathways and one promising target is a signaling molecule called neuropeptide Y (NPY), NewScientist reported.
NPY is produced in hypothalamus, a part of the brain which is known as the regulator of feeding habits. A chemical called C75—a member of the family of chemicals called butyrolactones—reduces the amount of NPY produced by the brain, and this will affect the appetite.
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