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It must be injected as it would be broken down in the gut if administered orally. It is also expensive at around DKK 5,000 for six months of treatment. <\/p>\n<p>Further studies are needed to establish the longer term risk-benefit ratio as this trial on 564 patients ran for just 20 weeks. <\/p>\n<p>The results of the trial have been published in the international medical journal The Lancet.<\/p>\n<h2>Brain thinks the stomach is full<\/h2>\n<p>\u00bbThe reason why we think this drug is so intriguing is that it mimics a gut hormone called GLP-1 which is released in the small intestine after eating,\u00ab says Arne Astrup.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbIt tells the body to produce more insulin and the brain to stop eating. It is a naturally occurring satiety hormone. The problem is that it is eliminated from the blood stream within minutes. The company [Novo Nordisk, ed.] has added a molecule to make it more resistant to elimination, so it lasts for a full day,\u00ab he explains.<\/p>\n<h2>Pricey and impractical<\/h2>\n<p>In an accompanying editorial in the Lancet, Dr George Bray of the division of clinical obesity at Louisiana State University, warned: \u00bbWhether long-term use of an injectable drug is palatable as a treatment for obesity is yet to be established.\u00ab<\/p>\n<p>Arne Astrup has been criticised for combining his research duties and private economic interests. 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It must be injected as it would be broken down in the gut if administered orally. It is also expensive at around DKK 5,000 for six months of treatment. <\/p>\n<p>Further studies are needed to establish the longer term risk-benefit ratio as this trial on 564 patients ran for just 20 weeks. <\/p>\n<p>The results of the trial have been published in the international medical journal The Lancet.<\/p>\n<h2>Brain thinks the stomach is full<\/h2>\n<p>\u00bbThe reason why we think this drug is so intriguing is that it mimics a gut hormone called GLP-1 which is released in the small intestine after eating,\u00ab says Arne Astrup.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbIt tells the body to produce more insulin and the brain to stop eating. It is a naturally occurring satiety hormone. The problem is that it is eliminated from the blood stream within minutes. The company [Novo Nordisk, ed.] has added a molecule to make it more resistant to elimination, so it lasts for a full day,\u00ab he explains.<\/p>\n<h2>Pricey and impractical<\/h2>\n<p>In an accompanying editorial in the Lancet, Dr George Bray of the division of clinical obesity at Louisiana State University, warned: \u00bbWhether long-term use of an injectable drug is palatable as a treatment for obesity is yet to be established.\u00ab<\/p>\n<p>Arne Astrup has been criticised for combining his research duties and private economic interests. 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