Slimming pill that ‘tells’ your brain you are full

The weight-loss drug contains leptin, a hormone the body naturally uses to signal that it is full.

Developing the pill will be a ‘great contribution to public health’ in the fight to tackle obesity, say researchers.
The finding is based on research on mammals, whose bodies use leptin as an appetite regulator, they added.

‘Mice deprived of leptin will not stop eating. They become so big they have trouble moving around,’ said study author Prof Moose Bendayan of Montreal University.

It has been proven to be an appetite suppressant when injected but the latest development would see it taken orally.