Working out and exercising is a great way to strengthen your body and make various internal processes move in the desired direction. However, it’s not always easy to get everyone up and exercising the way they need to. That’s why scientists are working to develop training drugs that mimic the effects of exercise on the body.
Now I know how it sounds. But this isn’t the first time we’ve heard rumors of exercise drugs that can mimic the effects of exercise on the body. However, this latest study is based on the effects of exercise and fasting on the body.
Training pills do this by essentially increasing the level of natural metabolic reactions in your body, similar to what you would do with intense exercise or fasting. Both of these cause the body to increase levels of lactic acid and ketones, which the body uses as fuel.
This is done using a molecule called LaKe, which dramatically mimics these effects. LaKe is essentially a chemical fusion of lactic acid and ketones that helps bring your body into a metabolic state comparable to what it would be after running 10 kilometers at high speed on an empty stomach.
Of course, this helps reduce fat levels in the blood, while also increasing the production of appetite-suppressing hormones. It is impossible to achieve this same balance through diet alone, the professor told The Sun, at least not without causing unwanted salt and acid build-up. This is something you can’t do with training drugs.
So far, this tablet has only been openly tested on rats. But this trial looks so promising that it shouldn’t be long before clinical trials move onto human patients. But exactly who the drug would benefit most remains up in the air, including patients who can’t exercise or people who are simply lazy and want to replace exercise with easier options.