MARIKA SBOROS: Scientists make progress towards creating an ‘exerise pill’
Scientific advances may be getting closer at developing compounds that mimic the effects exercise and a healthy diet but the proof's not quite in the pudding yet
29 April 2024 - 05:00
It’s every couch potato’s dream — a pill to mimic beneficial effects of exercise on the body.
It’s an even bigger dream for overweight or obese couch potatoes, or those with heart or other health issues that make physical activity difficult...
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