美国科学家研发虚拟食物药丸帮助减肥_科学技术

美国科学家研发虚拟食物药丸帮助减肥

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2015-01-11 05:37 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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A drug dubbed¹ an 'imaginary meal in a pill' is being developed by scientists.

美国科学家正在研发一种“装有虚拟食物”的药丸。

The pill tricks the body into thinking it has consumed a large amount of calories - as if you have just eaten a substantial meal.

The dieter's dream, it would allow them to continue to enjoy fatty foods without putting on weight.

The drug, which tricks the body into believing it has eaten, also cuts cholesterol² and keeps blood sugar levels under control.

Researcher Ronald Evans said: 'This pill is like an imaginary meal.

'It sends out the same signals that normally happen when you eat a lot of food, so the body starts clearing out space to store it.

'But there are no calories and no change in appetite.'

British doctors described the US breakthrough as potentially of great importance – but cautioned that much more work needs to be done.

The research comes amid growing concern that the world is losing the battle against obesity³.

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1 dubbed
v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制
参考例句：
Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。 Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？来自《简明英汉词典》

2 cholesterol
n.（U）胆固醇
参考例句：
There is cholesterol in the cell of body.人体细胞里有胆固醇。 They are determining the serum-protein and cholesterol levels.他们正在测定血清蛋白和胆固醇的浓度。

3 obesity
n.肥胖，肥大
参考例句：
One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。 Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。