Posted on 03/18/2015 1:02:26 PM PDT by John Semmens
With the aid of a $148,000 federal grant, engineers at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed what they call a “diet choker.” The device is a necklace that detects what and when a person is eating. This information is then communicated by phone.
Lead researcher Majid Sarrafzadeh called the device “a breakthrough for healthy eating. If it detects excessive quantities are consumed or poor food choices are made it can be programmed to call the person’s cell phone to remind them that their choice is an unhealthy one.”
“If individuals prove insufficiently motivated to alter their behavior with this reminder, the device can also be programmed to alert a dietary enforcement authority,” Sarrafzadeh said. “That way, if the individual’s will power is weak, external intervention can be introduced to control what is eaten. The end result will be a happier and healthier America.”
First Lady Michelle Obama lauded the invention as “ingenious. We’ve been trying to educate people on the proper way to eat, but this choker offers a much more robust interface between dietary experts and individual consumers. If the device could be programmed to give real time feedback—say a mild electric shock when inappropriate foods or gluttonous quantities are ingested—we’ll have a powerful new weapon against obesity.”
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They should just call it “Diet Choke”.
Would it have saved David Carradine?/s
They should just call it “Diet Choke”.
They blew it when they changed the name to
“New Choke”.
Mine just tightens up,... I turn blue, pass out and voila! A few minutes later, I awake with a stunning headache and no interest anymore in the food I have been lying in.
No gastric bypass for me Baby! Go under Anesthesia? Heck no! Al Nat-u-ral baby!
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