Re: this is about the new anti-hunger pill

[Guest guest]

> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22155-2003Sep3.html

My interpretation of the article is that the hormone was injected

rather than being a pill.

[Guest guest]

> > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22155-

2003Sep3.html

>

> My interpretation of the article is that the hormone was injected

> rather than being a pill

" Long-term tests have not been done, and the protein, also known as

peptide YY3-36, cannot be taken in pill form because it is quickly

broken down by the stomach.

Scientists would have to develop a more resilient form or discover a

chemical that mimics PYY, which is released by the cells lining the

intestine, travels through the blood and fools the brain into

thinking that the body has been fed. "