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'Beer Belly' Enzyme Discovered In Time For Xmas

Posted by timothy on from the maybe-some-other-xmas dept.

dbolger writes: "azcentral.com has this article about how scientists in Boston have found the enzyme that causes fat cells to cluster around the stomach. The hope is that this discovery will eventually lead to a "cure" for the male beer belly. Good news for those "activity challenged" geeks among us, especially at this time of year :)"

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  1. Exercise by Karma+50 · · Score: 5, Insightful


    Okay, so abdominal fat is worse than other sorts; but inhibiting this enzyme still means the fat is going to end up somewhere else.

    The real cure for beer-bellies is proper diet and exercise.

    Drugs like the one proposed just encourage laziness, but laziness is the primary problem.

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  2. Woohoo! by alfredw · · Score: 4, Funny
    This means we can expect all sorts of cool things like:

    • Beer Shoulders
    • Beer Thighs
    • Beer Tits


    and, of course...

    • Beer Ass!


    I can't wait!
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  3. You'd spend more time on the toilet by ClubPetey · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I've seen several people comment about the relocation of the fat to another part of the body. IANAB (I am not a biologist) but my understanding is that if the enzyme does not process the fat it will move through your system and come out as waste. The fat will not go anywhere but the toilet.

    Since you are not taking in any more fat, the fat you have will be burned off during the normal course of the day and you will lose weight.

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