Posted on 02/14/2025 12:38:13 PM PST by nickcarraway
A new study has found that gold nanoparticles may be more effective than a common weight-loss drug in reversing obesity-related health problems, offering new hope for those looking to lose fat.
Researchers from Alexandria University, Erbil Polytechnic University, and Pharos University tested tiny gold particles on rats that became obese after being fed a high-fat diet.
The gold particles reduced body fat, improved muscle mass, and restored the health of vital organs, showing stronger results than orlistat, a commonly used anti-obesity drug.
Obesity rates and current treatment challenges
Obesity occurs when excess fat accumulates in the body due to consuming more calories than burned. It is linked to serious health risks, including diabetes, heart disease, and death.
Many existing treatments, such as orlistat, semaglutide, and tirzepatide often cause unwanted side effects, prompting researchers to explore new therapies.
How the study was conducted?
The study, published in Scientific Reports, involved 40 male rats that were fed a high-fat diet for nine weeks to induce obesity.
The rats were then divided into groups, with some receiving gold nanoparticle injections daily or weekly at different doses, while another group received daily orlistat injections. A control group of eight rats was fed a normal diet without any treatment.
Researchers used specialized tools to measure body fat and muscle mass before and after treatment. Blood samples were tested to check fat levels, blood sugar, and oxidative stress – signs of damage in the body.
Liver and kidney tissues were also examined under a microscope to observe changes caused by obesity and the treatments.
Gold nanoparticles outperform orlistat
High doses of gold nanoparticles significantly lowered body fat and increased muscle mass. The treatment also brought blood sugar, fat levels, and oxidative stress markers back to near-normal levels.
These improvements were more noticeable in rats treated with higher doses of gold compared to those given orlistat or lower doses of gold particles.
Blood tests confirmed that gold nanoparticle treatment restored key health markers to normal ranges. Tissue studies revealed reduced fat buildup and healthier liver and kidney cells in rats treated with gold.
In contrast, rats that received orlistat continued to show organ damage despite some reduction in body fat.
A new hope for obesity treatment
The study’s findings suggest that gold nanoparticles could become a promising alternative to current obesity treatments. They demonstrated better results in improving metabolic health and reducing organ damage than the commonly used drug orlistat.
However, researchers emphasized that further studies are needed to confirm the safety and effectiveness of gold nanoparticles for human use.
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You can’t be too rich or too thin.
Oh, wow, they are going to make us wait for a couple of decades? 😪
There was a candy bar [I think called Skor] that used to use that as a slogan. Girls in my high school would take the ad out of a magazine and put it in their lockers.
It sure keeps the wives thin, visit the grocery stores in the wealthy parts of any city and you will see a lot of slender women.
Goldshlager! the reason I’m not fat.
‘However, researchers emphasized that further studies are needed to confirm the safety and effectiveness of gold nanoparticles for human use.’
More fundings please...
Euh...NO.
Gold is a ‘forever chemical’. Forever chemicals are evil bad, we are told. So gold is bad for human use just as nanoplastics. Case closed.
Gold?
Great...can’t afford that either...
Yes, if I had nothing but gold to eat I would lose a lot of weight and probably very quickly.
Interesting.
I made a bunch of colloidal silver once,
maybe I should start make some colloidal gold.
(when I was researching how to make colloidal silver, the lack of information on how to do it was enlightening, no one could agree on voltage, ac or dc, pretty much not anything)
No thanks.
also reminds me of Exodus 32:20
19 And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
Well if I had a bunch of gold, I could afford to eat all that fresh organic produce, eggs and grass fed beef that many say is the ultimate diet these days. I could also afford to go South of the border and trip on some stuff to get my head right which is also a fad now.
the people with gold teeth prove otherwise...
I think that saying was originally attributed to Wallis Simpson.
Figures it's made of gold, I will probably buy it. I'm a sucker for supplements that don't do a damn thing. I have yet to find a signal one that does what they claim.
Municipalities can reclaim the gold from their sewage treatment plants!
Just stack and re-stack a few mounds and see.
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