Spray Away Obesity? Company Offers Nasal Spray to Battle the Bulge

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"Side effects are generally mild, and include headache, nausea, and the slight chance that your nose will fall off. Ask your doctor if this crap is right for you...."

Spray Away Obesity? Company Offers Nasal Spray to Battle the Bulge

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

BOSTON — Dieters may find some welcome assistance from a new nasal spray that could help resist the appetizing aromas of cinnamon bun stands, pizza parlors or tempting bakeries.

Compellis Pharmaceuticals of Cambridge, Massachusetts said it will begin human trials next year of a nasal spray designed to fight obesity by blocking the senses of smell and taste. It won a patent for the product this month.

"The pleasurable effect of eating is all stimulated by smell and taste," Christopher Adams, the company's founder and chief executive, told Reuters Tuesday.

"The premise is that olfactory activity that controls both smell and taste is a trigger and a feedback mechanism to eat. If you have some kind of reduced sense of smell or taste, you tend to eat less," he said.

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