Specialists from the United States of America have created a unique drug, the injections of which help reduce appetite, which makes it possible to quickly lose extra pounds.

The first experiments were carried out on monkeys, US media report.

The main component that is part of the novelty is the GDF15 protein.. It has been found that it can regulate body weight in animals and humans. Also, studies on laboratory rodents have shown that this protein stops the process of fat deposition and speeds up metabolism..

But GDF15 is rapidly degraded when it enters the bloodstream..

To do this, elements of antibodies have joined the protein, which increases the duration of its work..

Studies on overweight monkeys showed that the animals began to take forty percent less food than they used to be..

Injections were made every week, it helped to lose ten percent of body weight in 42 days. It also reduced the risk of developing type 2 diabetes..

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