New diet pill:

that at least 300 million people worldwide are obese and at least one billion of them overweight. Studies show that being too heavy could lead to cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, stroke and many more illnesses.

The “miracle” capsule is a fiber compound of hydro gel and is to be taken with two glasses of water when one starts to feel hungry. After the powder inside the capsule dissolves, the gel expands and takes its shape. The effect is similar to “gastric banding” or stomach tying.

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Italian researchers have invented a pill that is unlike any other currently on the market. This “magic pill” is formulated so that when ingested, it will form into a gellike form inside the stomach, which in turn will reduce ones appetite by simulating a “full feeling.” Weight loss could be a lot easier now, but other experts dispute its effectiveness.

Scientist Luigi Ambrosio and his colleagues are researching this unnamed capsule in Rome. Ambrosio’s interest in a weight loss solution came about after a visit to America in the ‘90s, when he noticed Americans’ largely unhealthy lifestyle.

The World Health Organization estimates

Minutes after the gel takes its shape, it can take in up to 1,000 times its own weight and is able to hold virtually a liter of fluid. Soon after, the stomach will feel almost completely full. As journalist Nicole Martinelli quoted in her article, “Jelly in the Belly: A Diet Pill That Expands So You Don’t.”

Ambrosio said, “The effect is like eating a nice plate of pasta.” The result will be not eating as much food, which will lead to tremendous weight loss.

Some wonder where the “miracle jell” goes after you are through eating. This pill is “biocompatible” which means it’s harmlessly flushed out of one’s system naturally.

This “dream pill” does spark some arguments and concerns among scientists and researchers. Dietician Lona Sandon, from the Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, is also cited in Martinelli’s