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A nerve-zapping headset caused people to shed fat in a small preliminary study.
Six people who had received the stimulation lost on average about 8 percent of the fat on their trunks in four months, scientists reported November 12 at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.
The headset stimulated the vestibular nerve, which runs just behind the ears. That nerve sends signals to the hypothalamus, a brain structure thought to control the body's fat storage. By stimulating the nerve with an electrical current, the technique shifts the body away from storing fat toward burning it, scientists propose.
Six overweight and obese people received the treatment, consisting of up to four one-hour-long sessions of stimulation a week. Because it activates the vestibular system, the stimulation evoked the sensation of gently rocking on a boat or floating in a pool, said study coauthor Jason McKeown of the University of California, San Diego.
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Wednesday November 16 2016, @11:15PM
However, so many possible things can come into play... Moderate electrostim can also alleviate depression, which leads to: bingo! fat loss. Being enrolled in a study that has people who call around and check up on you can also have similar effects - as small and preliminary as this study is, did they even have a real (sham stimulation) control group? Also, small studies are subject to random variations - study the same placebo 6 times and one of the trials is quite likely to show you what you want to see.
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