The obesity pill that could replace exercise by turning 'bad' fat to 'good'

Harvard scientists claim to have made a breakthrough in the obesity crisis Discovery could be 'the first step towards a pill that replaces the treadmill' Team found two compounds that turn white 'bad' fat cells into brown or 'good' fat cells in the human body When a person eats too many calories and doesn't burn them off, they're stored as white fat cells, causing a person to pile on the pounds New study found two molecules that convert fat stem cells, which would normally produce white fat, into brown fat cells The brown fat cells burn excess energy, reducing number of white fat cells

By Lizzie Parry for MailOnline

Published: 11:11 EST, 8 December 2014 | Updated: 17:07 EST, 8 December 2014

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An obesity pill that transforms 'bad' fat to 'good' could replace exercise, helping people shed pounds and with them their risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer.

That is the claim by scientists who believe they have made a breakthrough in the battle against the bulge.

They said the discovery could be 'the first step towards a pill that can replace the treadmill'.

Harvard Stem Cell Institute at Havard and Massachusetts General Hospital have identified two compounds that can turn white or 'bad' fat cells into brown 'good' fat cells in the body.

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The obesity pill that could replace exercise by turning 'bad' fat to 'good'