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Vibrating pill may give dieters a feeling of fullness, study suggests (www.theguardian.com)
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Research carried out on pigs showed they ate almost 40% less food after ingesting the capsule

Dieters everywhere know that, no matter how inventive a chef you may be, nothing leaves you buzzing like sugary or fatty food.

Now science might have the answer: a vibrating pill, swallowed before eating, that creates feelings of fullness.

The research, which has yet to be carried out in humans, shows that after 30 minutes of activity by the Vibes pill, pigs ate on average almost 40% less food in the following half hour than they did without the device, and gained weight more slowly.

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[–] n3m37h 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Yeah, saw it on TLC in the late 90's early 2000 on life in the ER. Super low res but also had a light

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Interesting, I’ll have to look that one up.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I wanna put it in my butt

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's the wrong way, butt don't worry, it'll get there eventually

[–] n3m37h 1 points 1 year ago

You do you