Viagra will help lose weight
Last reviewed: 16.10.2021
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A team of specialists from the Bonn educational institution (Germany) discovered another side effect of Viagra, a world-famous drug designed to restore potency. During the study of the drug, scientists found that sildenafil, which is part of all known Viagra, can be used as a drug for effective weight loss and even for the treatment of obesity. Such a side effect, which may later prove useful, was previously unknown.
Specialists from Bonn managed to establish that sildenafil not only increases the amount of blood entering the penis of a man, but also affects the breakdown of substances entering the body. The medicinal substance prevents the decay of brown fat, which helps the body to activate rapid combustion and energy processing. In addition, sildenafil does not allow white fats, which are not beneficial to humans, to be stored in the body. Thus, it turns out that Viagra can be used as a means that promotes weight loss. Some of the scientists who participated in the study say that sildenafil can cause the processing of white fat in brown.
In order to make sure that Viagra can be fully considered as a means of weight loss, scientists have conducted a series of experiments on small rodents. Initially, small laboratory mice were fed nutritious foods in order to cause a significant increase in weight. After the mice could be described as too full, specialists daily fed Viagra's rodents at such doses as can be considered equivalent to what is prescribed for men. Despite the fact that animals were overweight and prerequisites for obesity, the use of medication caused weight loss.
After analyzing the results of the experiment, scientists reported that the effect that causes weight loss, can be associated with the chemical properties of sildenafil, which is the main component of Viagra. The effect of the substance is that with its help, white fat can be converted to brown, and this causes an accelerated processing of food, which enters the body. Rodents managed to significantly lose weight without moving and consuming a large amount of high-calorie food.
Viagra is currently the most popular drug, which is actively used to treat impotence. Popularity is caused both by high efficiency, and by the fact that the medicine is freely available and can be bought in any pharmacy without a prescription. In addition, taking into account the numerous studies of the drug, physicians have found not one side effect, which can be considered even useful. Some experts believe that Viagra can help not only those who want to lose weight, but also prevent the occurrence of heart disease. Despite the seemingly obvious and proven beneficial effect of the specialists, the scientists categorically do not recommend using a drug containing sildenafil, for the treatment of obesity. Such a theory seems attractive, but at the moment it needs additional research and confirmation.