WebMD’s weight loss program helped 800 Verizon employees lose weight
The pilot was open to Verizon employees who had a BMI over 30 or a blood glucose level above a certain threshold.
This necklace could one day track food intake by listening
The device called AutoDietary has a small microphone on the back that records the sound of people eating food and then sends that information to a smartphone.
Medidata, Nestlé team-up over a two-year clinical study in China
The study will look to evaluate the impact of nutrition combined with physical activity on mobility in healthy aging adults with joint discomfort.
Company launches mobile-enabled research engine for studying gene-diet interactions
HealthWatch 360 Research Portal allows for easy enrollment of large study cohorts while providing accurate and reliable dietary intake and nutritional data.
HealthWatch 360 app meets Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015
The app uses a proprietary algorithm developed by molecular nutrition scientists and dietitians to rank a person's diet quality and nutritional balance.
India’s Obino raises seed round for its weight loss coaching platform
With the help of nutritionists on and using artificial intelligence technology, the service personalizes content for each user.
Watson-powered Nutrino app brings nutrition recommendations to expectant moms
The application provides women with real-time, personalized nutrition advice including meal recommendations and 24/7 nutritional support.
Interview with Scott Sundvor, CTO and co-founder of 6SensorLabs
The company is developing food transparency technology so that we can know better what is in our food and how it affects our health.
MyFitnessPal and Withings prove that food and weight tracking works
The year-long study with over 37,000 users has shown that people lose 7 times more weight by combining food logging and weight tracking activities.
ShopWell secures $3.4M for its food-recommendation app
The new capital will be used to support the company's growth as consumers, retailers and food manufacturers respond to the increasing demand for healthy food.