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  • Emily Blunt at the Devil Wears Prada Premiere Emily Blunt famously uttered the line in Devil Wears Prada, “I’m just one stomach flu away from my goal weight.” She might have been onto something. Researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have been working with a virus to suppress an amino acid called neuropeptide Y (NPY).  NPY is believed to control appetite, if you can inhibit it (through a virus) you’ll suppress your hunger signals and lose weight.  Turns out there’s a surprise benefit as well.  You turn the usual white fat cells which simply store energy into calorie burning...

    A Virus Can Make You Skinny

    Posted on May 12, 2011 | No Comments
    Emily Blunt at the Devil Wears Prada Premiere Emily Blunt famously uttered the line in Devil Wears Prada, “I’m just one stomach flu away from my goal weight.” She might have been onto something. Researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have been working with a virus to suppress an amino acid called neuropeptide Y (NPY).  NPY is believed to control appetite, if you can inhibit it (through a virus) you’ll suppress your hunger signals and lose weight.  Turns out there’s a surprise benefit as well.  You turn the usual white fat cells which simply store energy into calorie burning...

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