Monday, July 04, 2005

BBC NEWS | Health | Anti-obesity device fakes satiety

And now for some solutions to problems of the (over) developed world...
BBC NEWS | Health | Anti-obesity device fakes satiety: "Obese people can be fitted with a device that fools their brain into thinking they have eaten to help them lose weight.

The technology, by Transneuronix, comprises a matchbox-sized pacemaker implanted into the abdomen, linked to electrodes in the stomach wall."

The device works by triggering the nerves in the stomach that are involved in digestion....

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