Nasal Spray may help to fight obesity

Monash researchers have shown the promising potential of a nasal spray to promote weight loss in severely obese people.

More than one in four adults are obese in Australia, and current non-surgical therapies have side effects or only work in conjunction with exercise, which can be difficult for people who are severely obese.

Finally, there may be a solution: a nasal spray that works to depress appetite and increase metabolic rate without exercise in people who are obese.

In a paper published today in Cell Reports

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