The scientists gave rodents sweet water with fructose, it stimulated the production of vasopressin. The hormone, in turn, triggered reactions in which water was stored as fat; this led to animal dehydration and obesity. “We have found that vasopressin does this by working through a specific receptor V1b,” said study leader Dr. Miguel Lanaspa, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Colorado, in the press release. - This receptor has been known for some time, but no one really is able to understand its function. We found that mice lacking V1b were completely protected from the effects of sugar."
The obesity was not only stopped but also reduced when mice drank unsweetened water. Plain water suppressed the vasopressin receptor and prevented fat deposition.
“The best way to block vasopressin is by drinking water,” Lanaspa explains. "It is comforting because this is a cheap and easy way to improve lives of many people and cure metabolic syndrome."
Source: https://ria.ru/20201216/voda-1589509891.html
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