Diet pill could help beat obesity considerably

A DIET pill aimed at curbing fat people’s appetites could soon be a reality, Daily Mail reported.

The pill would not only shrink waist lines but also the £4.2 billion Natioanl Health Service bill for treating obesity related illness such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease.

Scientists in the US believe the hypothalmus area of the brain — a receptor controlling body temperature, hunger, thirst and fatigue — is particularly sensitive to drugs which could hold the key to ghting ab, according to the Mail Saturday.

Professor Domenico Accili, from Columbia University Medical Center, said: “We’ve identi ed a receptor that is immediately involved in regulating food intake.”