Elizabeth Harrington of the Washington Free Beacon highlights another questionable government project frittering away your tax dollars.
The National Science Foundation is spending roughly $750,000 to develop a “smart earpiece” that can detect anything an obese person eats or drinks.
The joint project between Clemson and Dartmouth University will create a “jewelry like” device to better understand “eating-related behaviors.”
“Obesity is one of the most pressing health challenges faced by our country, and has been the target of much attention in the mobile health (mHealth) community,” the grant awarded to Clemson reads. “While the science of obesity indicates that diet is a major factor in behavioral change to encourage healthy weight management, we are still not able to effectively, quickly and easily measure eating and drinking behavior.”
The researchers say diet is a “major factor” in obesity.
“While the science of obesity indicates that diet is a major factor in behavioral change to encourage healthy weight management, we are still not able to effectively, quickly and easily measure eating and drinking behavior,” according to the Dartmouth University grant.
The project will create an earpiece that will know when a person is eating, drinking, smoking, talking, and enduring physiological stress.
