Discovery of Anti-Obesity compound

In 2008, more than 1.4 billion adults were overweight and more than half a billion were obese. At least 2.8 million people each year die as a result of being overweight or obese. The prevalence of obesity has nearly doubled between 1980 and 2008. Once associated with high-income countries, obesity is now also prevalent in low- and middle-income countries.These startling figures are tend to increase in future. The obesity is also linked with various health problems such as heart problem diabetes e.t.c But it looks like a cure to this peril is being found by the researcher. Two researchers named  Jonathan R Brestoff Parker, a Skidmore College graduate and Thomas H Reynolds, associate professor of health and exercise sciences have discovered an anti-obesity compound. 

The compound so far have been tested on mice where the mice lost 40% of its body weight. Researchers further concluded that if they put the number in context a 300-pound (136kg) obese person would lose 40 percent of its body weight which is 120 pounds(54kg). 

This discovery have caught worldwide attention. The researchers have patented the compound as US patent number 8,598,150. The next step researchers have said is to find out about the mechanism of the compound. 

Note- The figures used in the article are authentic and are taken from WHO