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Allergy meds slim down obese mice

Animal study shows over-the-counter medications lower weight and treat type 2 diabetes

By Jenny Lauren Lee

- More than 2 years ago

Over-the-counter allergy medications turn obese, diabetic mice into healthy, normal-weight mice, researchers report.

ALLERGY-RELATED CELLS IN FAT Inflammation-inducing mast cells (indicated by arrows) are present in far greater numbers in the white adipose (fat) tissue, or WAT, of obese people than they are in the fat tissue of people with normal weight.