Be Fit Without Even Trying, Will It Be Possible?
Researchers reported in Cell about two drugs that increased endurance of couch potato mice. "It's a little bit like a free lunch without the calories," said Dr. Evans, leader of the researcher group.
Drugs, Aicar and GW1516, showed ability to increase endurance of mice on a treadmill by 44%-75% with/without combination with exercise - compared to without treatment. Results are possibly applied to human (because of similar genes controlling muscle tone). Therefore, they have potential to help people who are too frail to exercise and those with health problems such as diabetes.
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