Using a Vibrator Reduces Fat and Builds Bone

I will keep a straight face. I will keep a striaght face. I will keep a straight face.

Standing on a gently vibrating platform for 15 minutes a day can build bone mass and reduce fat in mice, according to a new study. The changes are due to a stem cell in bone marrow that can become muscle, bone or fat. Testing has begun in humans.

The theory for why vibrations affect bone mass is that somehow the bone-marrow stem cell senses the motion and begins turning itself into bone to better tolerate the jiggling.

If that theory is true, Rubin thought, then it could have another implication: 'If a precursor cell is deciding to become bone, maybe it isn't becoming fat.'

So many implications...