Inhalation of carbon monoxide is ineffective as a long-term therapy to reduce obesity in mice fed a high fat diet

Conclusions Our results demonstrate that CO inhalation has a transient effect to prevent and reduce body weight which is not sustained chronically in mice fed a high fat diet. These results suggest that chronic CO inhalation therapy is not an effective treatment to induce long term weight loss.
Source: BMC Obesity - Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: research