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

There are many drugs that stimulate this process. Notably, anabolic steroids very strongly promote body fat loss. There are also drugs like clenbuterol that boost your metabolic rate. In general though, your body runs the way it does for a reason, and chemical intervention typically comes with side effects.