
“Doctors have a new weapon in the battle to beat obesity – a talking plate that tells people not to bolt their food. The Mandometer monitors the amount of food leaving the plate and tells users who gobble: ‘Please eat more slowly.’ Now the £1,500 Swedish device is to be used in an NHS initiative to help hundreds of obese families lose weight. Professor Julian Hamilton-Shield, who is leading the initiative, said obese children and adolescents using the Mandometer ate from 12 to 15 per cent less per meal at the end of the 12-month trial. Six months after they stopped using the device they still ate less and continued to lose weight.”
Related posts:
Big Hedge Funds Roll Dice on Puerto Rico Debt
Yellen Signals Continued QE Undeterred by Bubble Risk
Spain opposes extradition of Swiss bank data thief
Sudan devalues currency by 30 percent amid dollar shortages
Croatian Swiss franc debtors demand central bank governor resign
Tax watchdog: IRS travel costs are ‘excessive’
George Soros Prepares to Trade Cryptocurrencies
Contactless cards' cash limits inop; can be skimmed with nearby phone
Patriot Act 'sneak-and-peek' now overwhelmingly used in drug cases
Texas Gov. Rick Perry takes aim at Maryland to lure businesses
J.P. Morgan makes it easier for rich to take out mortgages
Bloomberg: Bitcoin May Be the Global Economy's Last Safe Haven
OECD seeks inspiration from FATCA model
Police Shoot, Kill Dog When Going To A Home By Mistake
'Seasteads' offer libertarians the vision of floating cities for the future