The weight gain sparked concern among researchers who said further studies are needed to gauge the long term effects.
VOA: standard.2010.07.08
Dr Ian Campbell, medical director of the charity WeightConcern, said the study was "interesting", but stressed the work had only been carried out in mice.
But Dr Ian Campbell, medical director of WeightConcern and a GP in Nottingham, said doctors had forgotten how great an influence lifestyle choices had on health, and were becoming more and more drug-oriented.