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Generally speaking, if you're leading an unhealthy lifestyle, buying a new gadget will not change that. I'm sure there's plenty of anecdata to counter this, though.

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I disagree, most people tend to unknowing overwork or having excessive intake. There are situations when someone tried to add artificial sweetness, the gadget are there to inform you in time rather than months.

Hostpitals has been participating in health research because they want to make these accessible for you 24 hours.

If I had a device that let me know the health impact (from an insulin sensitivity standpoint) of a food I ate without invasive stuff, I'd use it in a heartbeat, and I'd listen (except for cheese - if it said cheese would bad, I'd ignore that bit).

The good news is that almost all cheeses have not effect on blood glucose levels!

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