Burning the stomach lining reduces the ‘hunger hormone’ and cuts weight
Patients in a small test study lost nearly 8 percent of their body weight in 6 months
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Burning a small patch of tissue lining the upper portion of the stomach could one day be a treatment for obesity, results from a small study suggest.
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