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Tue Jun 12, 2018, 10:44 AM Jun 2018

Researchers develop pill alternative to weight loss surgery [View all]

Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital are developing a surgery in a pill that has the potential to replace invasive weight loss procedures, they say.

“Bariatric surgery has been utilized increasingly over the last 15 to 20 years for weight management,” said Dr. Ali Tavakkoli, bariatric surgeon and co-director of the Brigham’s Center for Weight Management and Metabolic Surgery. “But there are risks to this surgery, and this pill would alleviate those risks.”

The pill — which has been tested on rats — would be taken before meals to coat the intestines, allowing food to pass through without being fully absorbed into the body, according to a paper published yesterday in the journal Nature Materials.

The coating would then dissolve in a matter of hours.

http://www.bostonherald.com/lifestyle/health/2018/06/researchers_develop_pill_alternative_to_weight_loss_surgery

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