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Magnesium Marvel: New Drug Melts Fat Even on a Junk-Food Diet
Scitech Daily ^ | July 10, 2025 | Will Sansom, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Posted on 07/10/2025 10:54:30 AM PDT by Red Badger

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To: jerod

How Japan escaped Obesity while America got Fat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH6Wq4KWu7M


41 posted on 07/10/2025 12:13:15 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: Red Badger

And the side effects are.....???


42 posted on 07/10/2025 12:13:43 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: silverleaf
Yet the scientists discovered that an excess of magnesium inside mitochondria, the cell’s “power plants,” actually slows energy production. And …”

And I'm guessing that a junk food diet is not high in Mg and therefore the excess Mg in the mitochondria is due to metabolism issues from being obese, not from food intake or MG intake.

43 posted on 07/10/2025 12:18:21 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: Red Badger

I thought I read recently that magnesium helped to prevent dementia. Do I have to choose between being fat & getting Alzheimer’s? Decisions, decisions...


44 posted on 07/10/2025 12:18:30 PM PDT by Twotone ( What's the difference between a politician & a flying pig? The letter "F.")
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To: fidelis

And the hairline? What’s that tell you? Just sayin’


45 posted on 07/10/2025 12:19:55 PM PDT by printhead (.)
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To: Twotone

Now that you mention it, all the dementia people I have known were not fat..................


46 posted on 07/10/2025 12:21:18 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger
Magnesium supplements are cheap...

Reading the story, this sounds like an anti-Magnesium drug.

47 posted on 07/10/2025 12:25:09 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: Yo-Yo

Yes, for this guy though, I am chronically low on magnesium and potassium, so I have to take supplements. Good thing they are cheap.................


48 posted on 07/10/2025 12:29:34 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Twotone

It sounds like this drug keeps the magnesium from getting into the mitochondria so you can have enough magnesium in the blood to do what the rest of the body needs without having enough in the mitochondria to block energy production.

But I’m not a scientist so I don’t even know if what I just wrote even makes sense. lol


49 posted on 07/10/2025 12:33:05 PM PDT by butterdezillion
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To: 1Old Pro

They started off as 15 minute boring commercials back in the late 40s-early 50s.


50 posted on 07/10/2025 12:33:18 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Red Badger

bump


51 posted on 07/10/2025 12:57:32 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (Think about it: The Supreme Court is nine lawyers appointed for life by politicians. —David Horowitz)
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To: Red Badger

Seems to be on a loop. Wasn’t even paying attention to the TV last week and every time I looked up some skank was spraying his junk.


52 posted on 07/10/2025 12:59:45 PM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Wake up, smell the cat food in your bank account. )
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To: jerod

Yes and stop making the sofa your best friend.


53 posted on 07/10/2025 1:08:34 PM PDT by Vaduz
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“You are the fifth person who told me that in this thread. Thanks.”

You misread something you receive ten responses, you make a unique, fabulous observation, crickets.


54 posted on 07/10/2025 1:16:23 PM PDT by alternatives?
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To: alternatives?

You sure do like to use a lot of words to say nothing.


55 posted on 07/10/2025 1:17:48 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of racism, anger, hate and violence.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
“Of course, this is the last time we will ever hear of this miracle drug.”

You beat me to it.

It seems neither of us was born yesterday.

56 posted on 07/10/2025 1:21:19 PM PDT by daler
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To: Getready
Correct...hard to do with years of eating too much...but completely doable.

Amen. I am in my 60s and was obese most of my adult life. I lost 50 lbs in my 30s, but quickly regained all of it and more. At 60, I decided I would like to see my grandkids grow up and realized it was now or never. It took me over a year and a half but I was able to lose more than 100 lbs and I have kept it off for almost a year so far.

The most important factor was walking an hour first thing every morning before eating breakfast, first dragging myself along and eventually working my way up to a slow 3-4 mph jog (60 year old joints preclude ever running any marathons). I also cut out all processed foods and sugar and reduced my caloric intake to approx 1,500 calories a day.

The first few months I dropped over 10 lbs per month. My weight loss slowed over time and after 9 months I was averaging less than 5 lbs a month. Some months I either wouldn't lose any weight at all or would gain 2-3 lbs. Once I reached my weight goal (what I weighed when I was 18) I started weight training, mostly low impact isometric exercises, dumbells and stretch bands.

I now feel better than I have in 30 years. If I could do it, anyone can.

57 posted on 07/10/2025 1:29:51 PM PDT by Bubba_Leroy (Our long national nightmare is over!)
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To: Red Badger

Movie Bruce Almighty.

Woman: I’m just so thrilled on my Krispy Kreme diet. I’m losing pounds every week.


58 posted on 07/10/2025 1:47:03 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: metmom

“And the side effects are.....???”

You’d probably feel very active. I’m sure it’s a stimulant.


59 posted on 07/10/2025 1:50:29 PM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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To: z3n

What about the set point?
A person’s body tries to maintain equilibrium for food intake and weight maintenance. Homeostasis.

Take away certain foods and you lose a little weight-—but the body says “okay, that’s the new amount to keep from losing more weight.” Again and again.

In the PBS special and book The Truth About Fat they interviewed the Biggest Loser stars three years later and all of them were really obese again.


Set point. National Library of Medicine.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK592402/


60 posted on 07/10/2025 1:52:40 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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