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Could a pill let us eat fat without gaining weight?

It might sound too good to be true, but scientists believe that they have created a pill that lets you eat as much fat as you want and not gain weight. At the moment, it only works on mice, but researchers say it could one day be approved for use by people.

Professor Anne Eichmann of Yale University co-authored the research and explains what they found.

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