Hormone triggers are responsible for burning fat, right? Why aren’t there drugs that exploit and supercharge this process?

Question

Proper exercise is hard to come by, when your back is basically broken. I want to pop some Notbuprofen and feel the burn as the pounds melt away.

In theory, a drug that stimulates the hormones that demand the burning of fat *should* be possible. Why isn’t it, and/or why has no one made this yet?

In: Biology

Answer 1

What about a drug <cough>ozempic</cough> that mimics a natural hormone that triggers the sensation of fullness and slows digestion, causing you to eat less? Because we have those. They are called GLP-1 receptor agonists. They activate the GLP-1 receptors in the pancreas, muscles, and the brain.

Also, there is evidence that they affect the reward center of the brain, improving impulse control for certain addictive behaviors.