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REAL LIFE NEWS: FITNESS IN A PILL

by Hazed

This is the health breakthrough I have been waiting for - a pill that makes you fit, even without exercise. Yes! At last! Right now, it's only been tested on mice, but when they are looking for human test subjects they can sign me up.

The journal Cell reports that US researchers have come up with two possible pills that appear able to build muscle, increase stamina and even burn fat. One version burns off fat even if the subject doesn't move a muscle; the other one increases the effect of exercise, turning mice into super marathon runners able to run 44% further.

Sounds fantastic, but of course people are coming up with all kinds of objections - in particular, they worry that the drugs could be misused by sports professionals who would be able to enhance their training. Well, who cares, just so long as I can stay slumped in front of the computer and still burn off fat.

For more details, read this BBC News article.

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