Ionic liquid treatment for obesity

A study found that rats fed a high-fat diet exhibited 12% less body weight gain after ingestion of 10 μl of an ionic liquid composed of choline and geranate (CAGE) once a day for 30 days, compared with rats that were not treated with the ionic liquid; CAGE also reduced the amount of food consumed, intestinal fat uptake, and docosahexaenoic acid absorption by 60-70%, suggesting the potential of CAGE for controlling body weight.

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Article #19-14426: “Oral ionic liquid for the treatment of dietinduced obesity,” by Md Nurunnabi

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