European regulators just approved a food additive designed to keep you from gaining weight. It's inulin propionate ester, or IPE, cleared for sale in the EU after 15 years of work by researchers at Imperial College London and the University of Glasgow.
IPE "works by delivering propionate directly to receptors in the colon that trigger appetite-regulating hormones" — roughly 10 grams a day — and early results suggest it curbs eating while preserving lean muscle and improving liver fat. The team pitches it as a cheaper, gentler cousin to Ozempic-style drugs, meant to head off the slow accumulation of weight over time.
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