10/18/2014    

PODIATRIC PRODUCTS IN THE NEWS

Feds Spend $2.1 Million to Develop Weight-Tracking Insoles

 

The federal government is spending more than two million dollars to develop wearable insoles and buttons that can track a person’s weight in order to fight obesity. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded grants for two projects that will monitor “lifestyle behavior” through technologies that will encourage people to exercise more.

 

“A single device that accurately monitors body weight, posture allocation, physical activity (i.e. movement), and energy expenditure would be an extremely useful tool for weight management,” the grant’s abstract states. The insoles work with a mobile phone app that shows the user their weight and physical activity levels. 

 

Source: Elizabeth Harrington, Washington Free Beacon [10/15/14] via Dr. Joseph Borreggine