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A drug-free weight loss pill could help millions beat the bulge, researchers believe.
Scientists have unveiled promising early results for their experimental capsule that tricks the body into think it's full, just like Ozempic and Wegovy.
People given the pill consumed 13 per cent of calories, on average, in a single meal.
Unlike popular slimming jabs, the new invention only contains nutrients, meaning it is potentially free of any side effects.
Further trials are needed before the yet-to-be-named pill is available to buy.
Scientists have unveiled promising early results for their experimental capsule that tricks the body into think it's full, just like Ozempic and Wegovy. People given the pill consumed 13 per cent of calories, on average, in a single meal
But scientists hope it may eventually play a role in tackling Britain's obesity crisis.
Inventor Dr Madusha Peiris, a neuroscientist at Queen Mary, University of London, claimed the pill tricks the body into producing more of the glucagon-like peptide-1 hormone, which regulates appetite and feelings of fullness.
Drugs like Ozempic are synthetic and mimic the hormone.
She told The Sun: 'We developed a way of hijacking the system that all humans have to sense nutrients and make us feel full.
'So far nobody has had any side effects and we suspect that is because these are nutrients that are in your diet anyway, which is very different to a drug.
'No other company is taking this nutrient-based approach.'
Results showed the capsule, tested on 60 people, saw eight in ten ate less food after taking the twice-daily pills.
Its exact ingredients are not revealed under patent conditions.
But some are known to come from broccoli, coconut oil and perilla oil.
Developer Enterika, which is supported by Queen Mary University's Investment Fund, has won a £50,000 government grant to scale up tests to 150 patients in the summer.
Dr Peiris said:
