Wireless Device Can Stimulate Weight Loss
A new study finds there may be a better way to help people achieve weight loss — just by using light.
By Chris Melore at StudyFinds Photo Credit: Matthew Linguist, Texas A&M Engineering
For individuals struggling with obesity, surgery is sometimes the only answer to avoid serious health problems.
A new study finds there may be a better way to help people achieve weight loss — without the risks from going under the knife.
Sung II Park and his collaborators say the new device can make weight loss much more comfortable for the patient by utilizing the latest in genetic and optical equipment.
The wireless gadget has micro LED lights in its flexible tail which trigger the vagus nerves.
“Our findings suggest that stimulating the non-stretch [stomach] receptors, the ones that respond to chemicals in the food, could also give the feeling of satiety even when the stomach was not distended,” Park reports.
