{"id":3054,"date":"2025-03-17T23:45:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T23:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/?p=3054"},"modified":"2025-03-17T23:45:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T23:45:13","slug":"natural-alternative-to-ozempic-shows-promise-in-animal-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/?p=3054","title":{"rendered":"Natural Alternative to Ozempic Shows Promise in Animal Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Scientists at Stanford Medicine have discovered a naturally occurring molecule that could rival the popular weight-loss drug Ozempic. The peptide, called BRP, suppressed appetite and reduced body weight in mice and minipigs without the side effects associated with semaglutide-based drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a 14-day study, obese mice treated with BRP lost an average of 3 grams, primarily from fat loss, while control mice gained weight. The treated animals also showed improved glucose and insulin tolerance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Nothing we&#8217;ve tested before has compared to the dramatic effects of this molecule,&#8221; said Dr. Katrin Svensson, lead researcher. BRP appears to act specifically in the hypothalamus, potentially offering a more targeted approach to weight reduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While human trials are still pending, this discovery could lead to a natural alternative for those seeking weight management solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/03\/11\/health\/natural-alternative-to-ozempic-made-mice-eat-up-to-50-less\/\">Read more at the New York Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientists at Stanford Medicine have discovered a naturally occurring molecule that could rival the popular weight-loss drug Ozempic. The peptide,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3055,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alternative-medicine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3054"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3054\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3056,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3054\/revisions\/3056"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}