Dispensary Corner 12 Dec 13
December 12, 2013
Authorities in the European
Union have confirmed plans to
fund a range of high-tech sensors
which target obesity, as part of
an initiative to use technology for
preventative healthcare.
The project is being coordinated
by Professor Anastasios
Delopoulos from the University
of Thessaloniki in Greece, who
said it would investigate ways to
help prevent obesity and eating
disorders, according to the BBC.
Gadgets, which will be tested
on school children in Sweden and
the Netherlands, include a system
which actively measures the
weight of a plate of food during
a meal to determine how quickly
it’s being eaten.
If a diner is gobbling too quickly
for them to realise when they are
getting full they are alerted to
slow down via a smartphone app.
Other sensors to be used in the
trial include a wearable device
with an accelerometer to measure
physical activity, giving the user a
“smiley face” when they’ve done
enough moving.
And a third gadget to be used is
an acoustic sensor which records
and analyses data on how the
user chews food.
Initially just collecting data,
in later stages of the project
the system will be used to help
change the way at-risk children
eat and exercise, the report says.
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