Shiva belongs to a colony of monkeys who have been fattened up to help scientists study the twin human epidemics of obesity and diabetes. The overweight monkeys also test new drugs aimed at treating those conditions.Obese humans sympathetic to the plight of lab animals used for product testing face a new dilemma.
“We are trying to induce the couch-potato style,” said Kevin L. Grove, who directs the “obese resource” at the Oregon National Primate Research Center here. “We believe that mimics the health issues we face in the United States today.”
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Monkeys inducted into couch-potato lifestyle for science.
Monkeys Fattened Up to Study Human Obesity - NYTimes.com: