澳洲南澳大學(University of South Australia)的研究人員,原本在尋找改善身體吸收抗精神病藥物的方法,沒想到在過程中意外發現「土」的妙用,博士候選人丹寧(Tahnee Dening)表示,土不僅能夠吸引脂肪,還能阻止脂肪被身體吸收,讓脂肪能直接通過消化系統,「這可能是治療肥胖症的方法」。
對此,丹寧也與其他研究人員進行1項實驗,首先把老鼠分成2組,1組食用減肥藥「奧利司他(Orlistat)」,另1組則食用名為「蒙脫石(Montmorillonite)」的土,研究結果發現,2週後吃土的老鼠體重明顯減輕,說明與減肥藥相比,「吃土」更容易讓脂肪從人體內排出。
丹寧進一步指出,「蒙脫石」可以把脂肪牢牢包圍住,並直接通過消化系統,加上內臟器官不會吸收土壤,甚至可以阻擋人體吸收脂肪,不過吃土減肥法是否安全無虞、無副作用,仍需進行臨床實驗才能確定,若成功未來應會應用在食品、營養品方面。
連結:Researcher dishes the ‘dirt’ on potential obesity cure(南澳大學新聞稿)
With few effective drugs existing to counteract obesity, many companies are investing huge amounts to discover and develop alternative treatments for obesity.
Using rats fed a high-fat diet, Dening’s research compared the effects of montmorillonite – a natural clay material, purified from dirt; laponite – a synthetic clay; a placebo; and a leading weight loss drug – orlistat. Monitoring over a two-week period, she found that while both of the engineered clay formulations and orlistat delivered weight loss effects, the clay material outperformed the drug.
小編評:月底吃土減肥很合理阿~