Potential weight-loss agent from a tree is almost too good to be true

Thursday, March 5, 2015 - 20:40 in Biology & Nature

It has qualities so remarkable, it could come from the land of Oz (and could become the television doctor's next big thing, too): a compound derived from a tree growing in South and Central America prompted obese mice to lose 20% to 30% of their weight. It also allowed normal, healthy mice to...

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