Overweight children is a global health problem. A device has recently been created to measure a child’s weight by how fast they consume their food. The Mandometer will help kids understand that if they slow down their eating process they can lose weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Health.com reported that the Mandometer device, which was built at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden proves that showing obese kids how fast they eat will help them change their weight. The device is similar to a weight scale but it won’t only show the weight, but the rate at which food is consumed as well as their BMI.
“Mandometer therapy, focusing on eating speed and meal size, seems to be a useful addition to the rather sparse options available for treating adolescent obesity effectively without recourse to pharmacotherapy,” the researchers wrote.
These tests were done on kids ages 9-17 in the UK. All participants were requested to keep a healthy diet and exercise for 60 minutes per day.
A year later those that were involved in the study had a lower body fat and lower BMI than those who were not using the Mandometer. Following up six months later the kids were continuing to improve.
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