For instance, Eric Kusher, a doctor of chiropractic who runs an intensive weight loss program at Compass Fat Loss, said he still relies on the human element, too, falling back on his staff's dietary advice, not the meal guidance provided by apps. A promo for Lumen shares: "You hold in your lungs the secret to sustainable weight loss." The Lumen analyzes a user's breath to determine whether they are burning carbs or fat.īut even as people in the field have seen "significant" results from incorporating these tools into weight loss programs, they acknowledge that no single approach seems able to do it all.
" We're taking on weight loss by giving every body a voice," says CGM-based company Signos. They promise unique insights into how individual bodies react to food, exercise, and sleep in real time by homing in on metabolic health and how well users keep their glucose levels in check. There's plenty of hype about all the data they deliver.Īds online and in podcasts often feature active 20-somethings. CGM startups Levels, NutriSense, Signos, and January have raised more than $140 million in funding collectively, according to company funding database Crunchbase. weight loss digital health startups from 2020 through the first half of 2022, according to an analysis by venture fund Rock Health for KHN. Prediabetes affects people who are both lean and overweight, though obesity does elevate diabetes risk. adults have prediabetes, increasing their risk of developing chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes and heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From 2017 through 2021, 26% of Americans, on average, said they were "seriously trying to lose weight," and more than half said they would like to, according to Gallup surveys. The nation has long been in the throes of what is often referred to as an obesity epidemic. The market for this technology is huge, from Olympic athletes to office workers looking to avoid the post-lunch lull. Another device, the Lumen, analyzes breath to determine whether the user is burning carbs or fat. Whoop's wearable technology, which tracks respiratory rate, blood oxygen, and other health metrics, can embed in a sports bra.
A tracker in the form of a sleek, titanium ring made by Ultrahuman monitors movement and sleep - and can be paired with a glucose-monitoring patch. The new-age, health-monitoring ecosystem sprawls well beyond CGMs, leaving traditional step counters in the dust. Illustration shows a photo of a Dexcom G6 glucose monitor with an image of a glucose reading spike overlaid on top of it.Įric Harkleroad/KHN illustration Hannah Norman/KHN Screenshot of Levels app Unsplash
That excess insulin and glucose in the blood stream can also signal to the body to put the surplus sugar in storage, causing weight gain. The devices, linked to apps with personalized analytics and meal planning advice, are being touted as a behavior-changing path to better health and athletic performance, consistent energy, and overcoming the dreaded weight-loss-weight-gain cycle once and for all.įor people without diabetes, tracking the glycemic response to meals can pinpoint which foods significantly spike blood sugar, leading to a subsequent blood sugar crash and then lethargy.
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