Eating soil can produce more effective results(compare) to eating slimming pills, claimed researchers from an Australian university. China Press(report)that researchers from the University of South Australia were looking for a way to improve the body's absorption towards medication to prevent mental illness.
They(accident)found out that soil does not only attract fat, it could also stop fat from being absorbed into the body and rounddigestive system. Meanwhile, other researchers carried out an experiment by(separate)mice into two groups--one group(give) slimming pills and the other group with soil.
After two weeks, the weight of the miceate soil decreased obviously. This was the basis for claims that eating soil might make it(easy) for the body to excrete(排泄) fat than taking slimming pills.
However, they (test)to see if eating soil is safe for the bodyif it could cause any side effects in the past few months.
