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A compound in python blood suppresses appetite without nausea

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Colorado researchers discovered a compound in python blood that lets snakes eat enormous meals and fast for months while staying metabolically healthy, suppressing food intake and weight in obese mice without the nausea of GLP-1 drugs.

Reporting date: 2026-04-05 (not necessarily the event date)

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University of Colorado Boulder

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A compound in python blood suppresses appetite without nausea
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Reporting date: 2026-04-05
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Claim: Colorado researchers discovered a compound in python blood that lets snakes eat enormous meals and fast for months while staying metabolically healthy, suppressing food intake and weight in obese mice without the nausea of GLP-1 drugs.
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- Welcome to April 5, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-april-5-2026
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