Exercise Pills Promise Benefits Without the Workout

Wouldn’t it be great to take an exercise pill and get all of the benefits of a workout with none of the work? Such drugs are now in the pipeline. But an expert cautions not to expect too much from a pill that simulates exercise. There are approximately eight compounds now in the works that would give users the benefits of a workout – for as long as people take the pill. Along with colleagues, Ismail Laher, a pharmacologist at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, did...

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