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title: "I tried the alternative to the fat jab — did I lose weight?"
type: "Media Coverage"
date: "2024-10-23"
updated: "2026-10-09"
description: "First it was the Danes with Wegovy. Now Swedish scientists have come up with a solution to the obesity epidemic: SiPore®. Michael Odell tries drinking it."
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site: "SiPore"
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contact: "contact@sipore.com"
language: "en"
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# I tried the alternative to the fat jab — did I lose weight?

*Media Coverage · Oct 23, 2024 · The Times*

> First it was the Danes with Wegovy. Now Swedish scientists have come up with a solution to the obesity epidemic: SiPore®. Michael Odell tries drinking it.

## Coverage

- **Outlet:** The Times
- **Original article:** [The Times](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/i-tried-the-alternative-to-the-fat-jab-did-i-lose-weight-grvpn09h7)

Developed by Swedish scientists at Sigrid Therapeutics, SiPore® is a non-pharmaceutical silica gel designed to slow carbohydrate and fat breakdown as an affordable alternative to GLP-1 injections. During a seven-day trial of the tasteless gel, author Michael Odell reported mild feelings of fullness and a weight loss of 1 kg. [Read the full story at The Times.](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/i-tried-the-alternative-to-the-fat-jab-did-i-lose-weight-grvpn09h7)

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## How to cite

SiPore Technologies (Sigrid Therapeutics AB). “I tried the alternative to the fat jab — did I lose weight?”. SiPore, 2024-10-23. https://sipore.com/insights/i-tried-the-alternative-to-the-fat-jab-did-i-lose-weight (accessed <date>).

Use the trademarks as written: SiPore®, Carb Fence™. For the SHINE trial, cite the peer-reviewed publication in *eClinicalMedicine* (The Lancet Discovery Science, 2026) rather than this page.

## Company & contact

- **Company:** SiPore Technologies — legal entity Sigrid Therapeutics AB (Swedish org.nr [556958-3023](https://www.allabolag.se/foretag/sigrid-therapeutics-ab/sundbyberg/forskning/2K3ZHRJI5YE3M))
- **Stockholm headquarters:** Vasagatan 14A, 172 61 Sundbyberg, Sweden ([map](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Vasagatan%2014A%2C%20172%2061%20Sundbyberg%2C%20Sweden))
- **General enquiries:** [contact@sipore.com](mailto:contact@sipore.com)
- **Partnerships & licensing:** [partnerships@sipore.com](mailto:partnerships@sipore.com)
- **Origin:** Founded in Stockholm, Sweden
- **Taglines:** “The meal companion for modern food.” · “Same meal. Less impact.” · “Scandinavian science. Global impact.” · “Precision science for the modern meal.”
- **About:** SiPore® is a patented meal-companion technology designed to reduce the impact of modern meals at the level of digestion.

**Our sites** — all sites owned and operated by Sigrid Therapeutics AB:

- [SiPore.com](https://www.sipore.com/): Technology, science & partnerships
- [SiPorePro.com](https://www.siporepro.com/): Practitioner products & professional resources
- [SigridLife.com](https://sigridlife.com/): SIGRID consumer products
- [SigridStabiliser.se](https://sigridstabiliser.se/): SIGRID Sweden

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