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Wearable sensors could reshape obesity treatment
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Northwestern Now: Summaries
In a new study, 60 adults with obesity wore the three sensors and used a smartphone app to track meal-related mood and context snapshots (i.e.
The study yielded thousands of hours of video and sensor data and revealed that overeating is far from one-size-fits-all.
“What's amazing is now we have a roadmap for personalized interventions.”The study was published in the journal npj Digital Medicine, part of the Nature Portfolio.
“I tried to turn my personal struggle into a scientific mission that promises to reshape obesity treatment,” Alshurafa said.
Funding for the study was provided by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease.
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