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Archive Home > 2008 > August > 01 > Drug offers promise of fitness in a pill

Drug offers promise of fitness in a pill

By Alan Zarembo / The Bulletin
August 1, 2008

Scientists have discovered what could be the ultimate workout for couch potatoes: exercise in a pill.

In experiments on mice that did no exercise, the chemical compound, known as AICAR, allowed them to run 44 percent farther on a treadmill than those that did not receive the drug.

The drug,....

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