This patch is capable of burning body fat to help you lose weight

We have practically just come out of Christmas and we are immersed in that time of year in which good resolutions are already beginning to be difficult to fulfill. Among the most common, without a doubt, is to start eat much healthier and especially Do more exercise in order to thus lose those extra kilos that we have left over, especially after having gone through that Christmas season that seems to everyone 'sit so good'.

Although it may seem otherwise, especially for all those people who are used to doing physical exercise daily, the truth is that for many of us facing a low-calorie diet as well as the simple fact of having to exercise is something which can be a much bigger effort than we imagined just a few weeks ago. Curiously, this can be much more bearable thanks to some patches that promise something as simple as be able to lose weight.

Thanks to this patch you can reduce your body fat by 30% in just four weeks

Going into a little more detail, tell you that the creators of this patch assure something that may seem, at least, strange. I say this since we are used to, and we must, to wonder when someone assures us, as is the case, that thanks to the use of these patches, in tests carried out in the laboratory, it is possible reduce the amount of body fat by more than 30% in just four weeks.

Well, this is precisely what the researchers who have carried out this project say where they have managed to design a kind of microneedle patch capable of delivering specialized medications under the skin. These drugs are precisely those that have the ability to convert white fat into brown fat, something that ultimately translates into eliminating adipose tissue and we can lose weight more quickly.

This patch is capable of delivering a drug under the skin that is responsible for eliminating fat

As you can see, the idea is more than interesting. On the other hand, I have to emphasize that what is truly achieved is turn white fat to brown. To clarify this a bit, tell you that white fat is what forms deposits where our body stores excess energy while, for its part, brown fat is what the body tries to burn to maintain body temperature and thus generate energy. heat necessary to maintain all the vital functions of our body.

With this, it is sure that it is much easier to understand that, if we manage to transform white fat into brown fat, our body will eliminate it much faster. Another detail that we must take into account is that, despite the fact that there may be a slight excess of brown fat in our body it is not stored in permanent warehouses so he will end up discarding it.

Scientists hope to develop a patch that can reach the market and is very easy to use.

Despite the fact that there are already different drugs on the market that are capable of converting white fat into brown fat, the idea of ​​using a patch of this type is very interesting since we can administer the drugs directly through the skin in a localized way. Specifically, scientists are using the adrenergic receptor agonist drug for their tests Beta-3 or, failing that and as a second option, known as thyroid hormone triiodothyronine T3.

Before continuing, let me tell you precisely that the problem that the use of this patch solves is that the drugs that can currently be used to turn white fat into brown, practically all, are administered orally or through injections. so its action reaches all parts of the body. Due to the latter, Side effects as are digestive upset and even bone fractures.

As explained xu chenjie, a researcher who has worked on the project and a professor at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University:

With the microneedles embedded in the mice's skin, the surrounding fats began to burn within five days, which helped increase the rodents' energy expenditure and led to a reduction in body fat gain.