Scientists discovered a substance that prevents the monkeys get fat

Primates decreased their food intake by 13% and increased their resting metabolic rate by 29%.

French scientists discovered new properties in the phytoalexin resveratrol, a substance of which were known anti-aging effects and is now able to avoid revealing that certain primates gain weight.

Said today the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), resveratrol, found in grapes and derived products such as wine, "decreased weight gain among the lemurs," say the makers of this institution, which has conducted research published in the journal BMC Physiology. "

"The results provide new information on the effects of resveratrol on energy metabolism and control of body weight among primates", say the scientists, who believe they can help "improve understanding of the factors leading to obesity humans. "

Resveratrol, which can also be found in berries or peanuts, applied to lemurs of 8-10 years (animals with very marked seasonal physiological rhythms, since their metabolism and weight varies depending on time of year), shows a " immediate effect on the weight of the animals.

After four weeks of treatment, lemurs decreased their food intake by 13 percent and increased their resting metabolic rate (which represents part of their energy expenditure) by 29%.

"The intake of resveratrol allowed the animals to slow down your weight gain in one year period in which they tend to get fat to store as much energy before the season of reproduction," the researchers explain.

The primate study also increased their temporal temperature, which suggests to scientists that the application of treatment with phytoalexin "also modifies the energy strategies."

The results allow us to understand better the factors that control the balance between inputs and energy costs "and is" an important step in developing treatments for obesity, "the human being, say those responsible for the research, led by Fabienne Aujard .