Using Smart Phones to Fight Fat!!! (Helps Ketoacidosis, Too!)
Smart Phone Breathalyzer Sniffs Out Fat-Burning Exercise
Interesting! I could definitely see this being helpful in combating ketoacidosis in diabetes more so than in dieting & exercise. It is amazing to consider. I wonder what other possible health monitoring devices for smart phones will be coming to the market in the future.
Interesting! I could definitely see this being helpful in combating ketoacidosis in diabetes more so than in dieting & exercise. It is amazing to consider. I wonder what other possible health monitoring devices for smart phones will be coming to the market in the future.
As a side note, it's interesting that many of the new medically-related technologies come from Japan. As one of the fastest aging populations in the world, Japan is driven to find practical solutions to health problems. (Money, of course, is also a large incentive). As another article said from the same website, it's technologies like these that are making the body an "open book." This new technology is much more than simply a method of detecting ketones from lipid metabolism. If used properly to track levels of expended fat, it can improve the livelihood of millions of people. But this invention also offers much more: it serves as a stepping stone towards peering within the body and "visualizing" the many chemical reactions taking place. In the near future, a personalized device (such as a smartphone) may have the potential to read the location of cancer cells in the body-- based on irregular or "overdrive" cell interactions-- and warn the individual of abnormal activity before the disease progresses. As science delves into practical problems that can be dealt with at both the cellular and the molecular level, medical practitioners are improving their methods of treatment and disease prevention. Since the term "cancer" can describe thousands of different diseases all under the same name, there will most likely be no "magic bullet" or cure-all for cancer. But inventions like these offer hope towards understanding and treating many different pathologies.
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ReplyDeleteThe smartphone breathalyzer is a practical method of improving health awareness in society. Smartphones are transforming society allowing individuals to be constantly connected to the internet. However, this increased connectivity does not always lead to increased public awareness. NTT Docomo is attempting to piggyback off the smartphone market by creating a smartphone breathalyzer accessory instead of a stand-alone breathalyzer. This breathalyzer accessory could act as a noninvasive method of collecting and sending records of the level of ketoacidosis. Medical practitioners could take advantage of this accessory and keep real time records on the health of diabetic patients. This accessory could also take advantage of the graphical interface of the smartphone reducing its overall production cost. This would make the accessory more affordable while still allowing users to see real time data about the fat-burning processes taking place in their body. Additionally, doctors could loan these devices to obese patients so that the patient and the doctor can track and monitor the patient’s fat burning progress. Gyms could loan these devices to members who want to track the intensity of their workout. Overall, this breathalyzer is a great tool to increase health awareness and an innovative step in modernizing medicine in this age of connectivity.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree in that there is more usefulness for this device in combating diabetes than in diet and exercise. I am not entirely certain has to how many people would purchase this device to know how much fat is being burned. If people are not interested in losing weight than it would not have much use in knowing how much fat they burn. People who are interested in losing weight can acquire this knowledge through exercise equipment that shows how many calories are burned per amount of work that is done. Because the device measures acetone levels I see great use for diabetics. Acetone is produced by diabetics, this would help people with diabetes to control their sugar levels.
ReplyDeleteThis article was a great example of how obesity can be combated, especially in America, with a simple breathalyzer. It could in fact become a big hit among gyms globally if they were somehow able to connect it to the workout machines. It would not only create a brand new market for breathalyzers, but also give those looking to live a healthier life style the boost they need. Sometimes working out, for some people, can feel like a total waste of time, but this product could drastically change that mindset. Also, what's to stop it from just reading the fat being burned. I would be curious to see if it could also somehow be applied on a more medicinal level, such as how effective are the drugs being used when someone is sick. Though this may not be the greatest use for it, it could put the person who is sick mind to rest knowing their drug is working effectively and that soon enough their sickness will be over.
ReplyDeleteThis article is an excellent example of the amazing things that can happen when technology and science collaborate. In a society where almost everyone has access to a smart phone and a sizable number of people are battling with obesity caused by excessive fast food consumption and too little exercise, this app has the potential to make a substantial impact. For many Americans who want to see the results of their routines today, and not in a few weeks or a month, it might be a little difficult to stay motivated and dedicated to exercising. The breathalyzer, however, uses a system that alerts the user to the amount of fat burned with each exercise, which would allow them to have daily results. Similar reward and positive feedback systems have been used in various behavioral modification experiments from Pavlov's dogs to the treatment of OCD, ADHD, as well as, anxiety disorders. With the premier of this app, these systems can be used to help people get healthier one triglyceride at a time.
ReplyDeleteThis is another interesting APP directed to help a healthy life style. Its interesting how using your breath can tell you if your exercise and dieting is actually getting you your results. Technology is continuing to grow in the health industry. Its another tool for people in the world to use to reach there goals in a health lifestyle.
ReplyDeleteI think this APP would be very successful if it ever hit the market. I do believe, however that this APP would get more use from those that are struggling with diabetes. It is great to track how many calories and how much fat you burn while working out, but there are already APP's on the market for that. If someone were to use this APP to track the amount of fat they have lost it would be beneficial because just as it was stated in the article you would get results back instantly. The quicker people see that they are burning fat the more they want to work out or eat right. Overall, I think this new technology would most definitely help those trying to lose weight and those with diabetes especially if it is reasonably priced.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great invention! This app could help numerous people. I wonder though, since people with diabetes already have high levels of acetone how that would manipulate the results. I also wonder how the app is able to differentiate between the people who merely workout and the people who workout and eat healthy. Is the degree of acetone, really that much of a difference? If so, why? Also from a practical stand point,this app can do wonders, but what about it makes the consumer want to buy it more than all the other health apps?
ReplyDeleteWhile this is an interesting study and would be a nice way to keep track of fat burned I wonder if it would actually get people at large to be more active. In my opinion the lack of activity of Americans is not due to a lack of information while they workout but more so motivation, to actually workout. However, perhaps there is some psychological benefit to seeing your progress in real time; although this argument would not be particularly strong because we already have indicators keeping track of the amount of calories being burned while one works out.
ReplyDeleteIn the case of diabetes though, I believe that this would be a good way to monitor the blood sugar of those with diabetes in real time. This would parallel what the medical community is moving more towards maintaining blood sugar in a healthy range opposed to only bringing it back down after it rose to a level that was too high.