August 21, 2025 — Yes, wearable tech for personal health and fitness monitoring is still with us, but it comes in waves. The first wave, with Fitbit, peaked sometime around 2017, judging from Google search interest. The second wave came with smartwatches. The Apple Watch launched in 2015 and interest in smartwatches peaked in 2020. Now the hot new […]
June 27, 2025 — Let’s start with a few basics. Expensive bunk is not a substitute for actual healthcare. And glucose monitoring (in the absence of diabetes) is no substitute for obesity medicine. Not even close. Unfortunately right now, the latest DIY fashion for ineffectively dealing with obesity is self-monitoring – for its own sake. Not for the sake […]
February 5, 2020 — We’re guilty. Like many others walking down the street, it seems we can’t do it without the aid of our phone. Can that same phone help with weight? A new study in Obesity says yes. A little bit. In the short term. Mobile apps can indeed help. A Meta-Analysis Xue Cai and colleagues analyzed data […]
March 17, 2013 — More people than ever are using smartphones, computers, and other devices as part of a personal health tracking routine, according to a recent survey. Fully 60% of U.S. adults say they track their weight, diet, or exercise routine. “The explosion of mobile devices means that more Americans have an opportunity to start tracking health data […]
