[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":323},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-top-8-technologies-combating-food-allergy":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":179,"relatedBooks":322},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":10,"modified_gmt":11,"slug":12,"status":13,"type":14,"link":15,"title":16,"content":18,"excerpt":21,"author":23,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":29,"categories":30,"tags":33,"project_category":47,"contact_email_category":48,"yst_prominent_words":49,"class_list":56,"better_featured_image":78,"acf":115,"yoast_meta":124,"_links":126},16570,"2017-11-02T15:00:46","2017-11-02T13:00:46",{"rendered":9},"http:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?p=16570","2022-05-17T19:09:15","2022-05-17T17:09:15","top-8-technologies-combating-food-allergy","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftop-8-technologies-combating-food-allergy",{"rendered":17},"The Top 8 Technologies Combating Food Allergy",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"5px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp style=\"color: #555;font-size: 12px;line-height: 14px\">THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2017. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Every three minutes, a food allergy reaction sends someone to the emergency room in the US. Not only the number of people suffering from food allergies but also the complexity and severity of conditions are rising globally. Food scanners or portable devices could tell you the exact ingredients of the food on your plate; while apps and wearables help you deal with the effects of allergens. Here, I listed the best technologies combating food allergy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Food allergy on the rise\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Food allergy has been referred to as \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Fpmc\u002Farticles\u002FPMC3563019\u002F#B1\">the second wave of the allergy epidemic\u003C\u002Fa>, asthma being the first. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.foodallergy.org\u002Ffacts-and-stats\">Researchers estimate\u003C\u002Fa> that up to 15 million Americans have food allergies, including 5.9 million children under age 18. That’s 1 in 13 children or roughly two in every classroom. Moreover, childhood hospitalizations for food allergy tripled between the late 1990s and the mid-2000s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>According to \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.bjreview.com.cn\u002Fnation\u002Ftxt\u002F2015-06\u002F01\u002Fcontent_690263.htm\">estimates by Chinese doctors\u003C\u002Fa>, 10 million or about 10 percent of Chinese children aged 0-6 suffer from various degrees of food allergies. In Japan, 7 percent of the population has to face a similar condition, while in Europe, the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.eaaci.org\u002F\">European Academy of Allergy & Clinical Immunology\u003C\u002Fa> estimated that food allergies embitter about 17 million Europeans’ lives, with 3.5 million of them less than 25 years of age. The tendency is also worrisome: the number of children with allergies has doubled in the last ten years. The prevalence of allergies in children varies from 1.7% in Greece to 4% in Italy and Spain, to over 5% in France, UK, Netherlands, and Germany.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-16580 size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fscreen-shot-2017-03-16-at-11.38.12.png\" alt=\"Food allergy\" class=\"wp-image-16580\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fscreen-shot-2017-03-16-at-11.38.12.png 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fscreen-shot-2017-03-16-at-11.38.12-768x484.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fscreen-shot-2017-03-16-at-11.38.12-512x323.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fscreen-shot-2017-03-16-at-11.38.12-397x250.png 397w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>\u003Cem>Food Allergy Rates in Young Children. Source: londonallergy.com\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Digital health for effective condition management \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>FARE says that more than 170 foods have been reported to cause allergic reactions. For most of the serious food allergy reactions, eight major food allergens – milk, egg, peanut, tree nuts, wheat, soy, fish and crustacean shellfish – are responsible. In the last couple of years, sesame started to fall into the line, too. Imagine how awfully difficult it could be to find something decent to eat if you have lactose and gluten intolerance, you cannot eat fish and soy. Not to speak about the huge chance of biting on something with the no-go ingredients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Currently, there is no cure for food allergies, although disruptive technologies might offer some help in the future. Researchers at the University of Queensland \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sciencedaily.com\u002Freleases\u002F2017\u002F06\u002F170602090731.htm\">have been able to ‘turn-off’ the immune response\u003C\u002Fa> which causes an allergic reaction in animals with the help of a specific gene therapy. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fcrispr\u002F\">CRISPR\u003C\u002Fa> has also been \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.synthego.com\u002Fblog\u002Fcrispr-could-uncover-the-causes-of-food-allergies\u002F\">publicized as a technology capable of generating an allergy-free peanut\u003C\u002Fa> – but that is far from now. At the moment, digital technologies could offer help in managing food allergies effectively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Ffood-allergy-table.jpg\" alt=\"food allergy\" class=\"wp-image-16571\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Ffood-allergy-table.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Ffood-allergy-table-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Ffood-allergy-table-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Ffood-allergy-table-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>1) Nima\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Nima co-founders Shireen Yates and Scott Sundvor have long struggled with various food allergies, so after meeting at MIT in 2013, they decided to build a company for bringing peace of mind to people eating out. They started to market their Nima gluten-sensor in 2016, which was named \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ftime.com\u002F4115398\u002Fbest-inventions-2015\u002Fitem\u002Fthe-sensor-that-sniffs-out-gluten\u002F\">one of Time Magazine’s 25 best inventions of 2015\u003C\u002Fa>. The portable device is able to tell you from a small food sample within two minutes, whether your food contains gluten. It is truly useful, as based on thousands of restaurant visits, the Nima community found that 1 out of 3 foods that are claimed to be gluten-free actually contains gluten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The firm hopes to apply its technology to detect other food allergens: they expect to release a sensor for peanut in late 2017.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fnima.jpg\" alt=\"Food allergy\" class=\"wp-image-16572\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fnima.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fnima-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fnima-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fnima-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2) \u003Cstrong>Ally\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The lollypop-shaped device, called Ally, is able to show whether your food contains lactose. It was designed by Imogen Adams, a student in product design engineering at Brunel University and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.dezeen.com\u002F2017\u002F07\u002F30\u002Fpocket-sized-ally-device-tests-food-allergens-restaurant-meals-design-graduates\u002F\">its name comes from a play on the words “allergies” and “ally”, as in “friend”\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The users \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalxpress.com\u002Fnews\u002F2017-06-portable-food-allergen-free-from-meals.html\">should only crush a small food sample and add a few drops of water inside a small flexible silicone pod\u003C\u002Fa>. They dip in a test strip and then insert the strip into a slot in the Ally – a Bluetooth enabled gadget inside a hard plastic casing. When the accompanying app is opened on a mobile phone, and the button in the middle of the „lollypop” is pressed, it takes 60 seconds for the app to process the test. Feedback on the food’s allergen status appears on the app, while the Ally device also signals a positive or negative result with a quick vibration. The gadget is not in stores yet, but it has the potential to go to market at a fraction of the cost of comparable products.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fally-imogen-adams-design_dezeen_2364_col_2.jpg\" alt=\"food allergy\" class=\"wp-image-16573\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fally-imogen-adams-design_dezeen_2364_col_2.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fally-imogen-adams-design_dezeen_2364_col_2-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fally-imogen-adams-design_dezeen_2364_col_2-512x375.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fally-imogen-adams-design_dezeen_2364_col_2-341x250.jpg 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>3) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.allergyamulet.com\u002F#why\">Allergy Amulet\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Abigail Barnes, the company’s founder, who grew up with several food allergies, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.slate.com\u002Farticles\u002Ftechnology\u002Ffuture_tense\u002F2016\u002F08\u002Fthe_pros_and_cons_of_new_wearable_devices_to_detect_allergens_in_food_and.html\">told Slate that\u003C\u002Fa> she hopes their product will decrease the number of severe reactions due to accidental exposure to allergens and help to alleviate the anxiety of people with allergies. Her company basically produces a two-piece allergen detection kit fit for testing whether your food contains peanuts, but in the future, they also want to detect other food allergy triggers such as tree nuts, dairy, shellfish, and gluten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The gadget is actually an amulet, the “reader” of the food test, able to be worn on a necklace, bracelet, watch or a key holder. The other part of the kit, the “tester” is actually a disposable strip that can be inserted into solid or liquid food. The strip has microscopic cavities on it that match the molecular shape of the unique proteins in a given allergen. If that allergen is present in a dish, the proteins in it will bind to the strip. When you insert the strip into the amulet, it signals with red or green whether or not the food contains any peanut. It gives hope to everyone who had to leave food products with labels „it may contain traces of peanut” untouched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>4) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ftellspec.com\u002F\">TellSpec\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Honestly, we have no idea what we eat. Ingredients are listed on most of the products we buy, but every meal and every plate is different. One remedy would be having a list of exactly what ingredients and how many calories a meal contains, and what allergens and toxins might be in it. Not just the kind of meal we eat but the actual food on our plate and its specific amount. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffood-scanners\u002F\">Food scanners\u003C\u002Fa> such as TellSpec are aiming to address this problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Canadian data company offers an end-to-end solution for food testing, food safety, and food authenticity. They provide predictive intelligence about food, by combining NIR spectroscopy, bio-informatics techniques and learning algorithms in a revolutionary technology that analyses foods at the molecular level. According to its mission, the company’s goal is to help create a clean food revolution by providing consumers with information about what is really in their food beyond the nutrition label. TellSpec aims to develop a handheld food scanner that can inform users about specific ingredients and macronutrients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fc4ihxumwcagcq5j.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16589\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fc4ihxumwcagcq5j.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fc4ihxumwcagcq5j-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fc4ihxumwcagcq5j-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fc4ihxumwcagcq5j-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>5) \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.consumerphysics.com\u002Fmyscio\u002F\">SCiO\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Israeli start-up has developed a multifaceted sensor in order to identify the molecular content of foods, medicines, and even plants. It illuminates an object; optical sensors detect the reflected light, and the device analyzes it using an algorithm and a cloud-based database that is constantly updated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The company says that in milliseconds the ingredients and molecular make–up of the foodstuff will appear on the user’s smartphone. However, their promises have yet to be fulfilled, as the scanner, they introduced on the market \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftechcrunch.com\u002F2016\u002F09\u002F16\u002Fscio-the-pocket-sized-molecular-analyzer-is-making-everyone-angry\u002F\">does not exactly deliver what the demo did\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F05\u002Fscio-molecular-sensor-that-fits-in-the-palm-of-your-hand-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13139\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F05\u002Fscio-molecular-sensor-that-fits-in-the-palm-of-your-hand-03.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F05\u002Fscio-molecular-sensor-that-fits-in-the-palm-of-your-hand-03-768x591.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F05\u002Fscio-molecular-sensor-that-fits-in-the-palm-of-your-hand-03-512x394.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F05\u002Fscio-molecular-sensor-that-fits-in-the-palm-of-your-hand-03-325x250.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>6) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.allerpal.net\u002F\">AllerPal\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Imagine that your child is lactose intolerant and allergic to eggs, but wants to go camping for two weeks with all the other kids from school. How do you make sure his diet will be lactose and egg-free?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The AllerPal app, available since 2015 on iOS and Google Play, enables easier communication between doctors, families, and caregivers when it comes to caring for children with food allergies. The product makes it easy to for families to share their kid’s emergency treatment plan with the many caregivers in their child’s life. The creator of AllerPal, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.metrowestdailynews.com\u002Fnews\u002F20160509\u002Ffood-allergy-app-with-appeal\">Elizabeth Luce, explained Metrowest Daily News\u003C\u002Fa> that an action plan explains what symptoms of an allergic reaction to look for, when and how to treat a reaction and who to call. With AllerPal, this important information will be readily accessible on every caregiver’s phone. Very useful technology for concerned parents!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Far-160507050.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16587\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Far-160507050.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Far-160507050-768x642.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Far-160507050-512x428.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Far-160507050-299x250.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>7) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fmadebychip.com\u002Faibi.html\">Aibi\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>What happens when a child at school has an anaphylactic allergic reaction? Who is able to help? How does the environment of the kid make sure that he or she gets help in time or will be carried to the hospital if symptoms are severe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Aibi, basically an EpiPen redesigned into a fun-looking wearable, aims to solve exactly this problem. As often, the unexpected triggers of allergies and the complexity of school health services hinder timely medical response. Aibi allows children with allergies monitor their condition and alerts the onset of an allergic reaction to caregivers to ensure a timely response. Moreover, it offers cute animal characters for kids to play with – making sure they will wear Aibi day-and-night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Faibi_colorscheme.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16588\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Faibi_colorscheme.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Faibi_colorscheme-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Faibi_colorscheme-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Faibi_colorscheme-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Faibi_colorscheme-444x250.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>8) Rescufy\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The start-up was founded by David Edwards, who has a son with a severe allergy to tree nuts. He and his wife, Rachel, figured that although they have a solid disease management plan, they need a reliable and fast way to reach 9-1-1 and emergency contacts in case they have to deal with anaphylaxis. They created Rescufy as everyone with food allergy and its possible consequences needs to know that he or she will have the necessary information and support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Rescufy simplifies and expedites the process of notifying first responders and emergency contacts; and shares critical allergy and medical information with responders in the case of severe allergic reactions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Frescufy.jpg\" alt=\"food allergy\" class=\"wp-image-16576\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Frescufy.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Frescufy-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Frescufy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Frescufy-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Frescufy-444x250.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Food allergies are severe conditions which might result in death when not taken seriously or not managed with utmost care. Food allergy or food ingredient scanners, apps and wearables are able to offer some peace of mind to those who suffer from allergies as well as their loved ones. However, I hope that in the future, disruptive technologies will also be able to come up with permanent solutions to cutting out food allergies from our lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FFIbMejImnxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003Cp>If you’d like to support this mission, we invite you to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">join The Medical Futurist Patreon Community\u003C\u002Fa>. A community of empowered patients, future-oriented healthcare professionals, concerned health policymakers, sensible health tech developers, and enthusiastic medical students. If there were ever a time to join us, it is now. Every contribution, however big or small, powers our research and sustains our future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">\u003Cstrong style=\"background-color: #e71d3299; color: #000;\">Click here to support The Medical Futurist from as little as $3\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> – it only takes a minute. Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>Every three minutes, a food allergy reaction sends someone to the emergency room in the US. Not only the number of people suffering from food allergies but also the complexity and severity of conditions are rising globally. Food scanners or portable devices could tell you the exact ingredients of the food on your plate; while apps and wearables help you deal with the effects of allergens. Here, I listed the best technologies combating food allergy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n",6,16579,"closed",true,"","standard",{"_acf_changed":20,"footnotes":27},[31,32],510,497,[34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46],246,760,271,355,425,453,517,206,604,207,758,240,759,[],[],[50,51,52,53,54,55],1587,1883,2413,5411,5425,5445,[57,14,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77],"post-16570","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-future-of-food","category-portable-diagnostics","tag-future","tag-applications","tag-health","tag-personalized-medicine","tag-technology-2","tag-wearables-2","tag-gc1","tag-digital","tag-food-scanner","tag-digital-health","tag-food-allergy","tag-food","tag-apps",{"id":24,"alt_text":79,"caption":27,"description":27,"media_type":80,"media_details":81,"post":5,"source_url":114},"food allergy","image",{"width":82,"height":83,"file":84,"sizes":85,"image_meta":111},870,580,"2017\u002F11\u002Ffood-allergy.jpg",{"medium":86,"large":92,"thumbnail":97,"medium_large":101,"large_old_512x341":102,"medium_old_375x250":106},{"file":87,"width":88,"height":89,"mime-type":90,"source_url":91},"food-allergy-370x208.jpg",370,208,"image\u002Fjpeg","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Ffood-allergy-370x208.jpg",{"file":93,"width":94,"height":95,"mime-type":90,"source_url":96},"food-allergy-768x512.jpg",768,512,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Ffood-allergy-768x512.jpg",{"file":98,"width":99,"height":99,"mime-type":90,"source_url":100},"food-allergy-150x150.jpg",150,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Ffood-allergy-150x150.jpg",{"file":93,"width":94,"height":95,"mime-type":90,"source_url":96},{"file":103,"width":95,"height":104,"mime-type":90,"source_url":105},"food-allergy-512x341.jpg",341,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Ffood-allergy-512x341.jpg",{"file":107,"width":108,"height":109,"mime-type":90,"source_url":110},"food-allergy-375x250.jpg",375,250,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Ffood-allergy-375x250.jpg",{"aperture":112,"credit":27,"camera":27,"caption":27,"created_timestamp":112,"copyright":27,"focal_length":112,"iso":112,"shutter_speed":112,"title":27,"orientation":112,"keywords":113},"0",[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Ffood-allergy.jpg",{"related_posts":116,"related_posts_footer":120,"cta_type":27,"cta_color":27,"subtitle":27,"related_books":20},[117,118,119],17540,14342,20908,[121,122,123],13135,17980,10805,{"yoast_wpseo_title":125,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":27,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":15},"The Top 8 Technologies Combating Food Allergy - The Medical Futurist",{"self":127,"collection":133,"about":136,"author":139,"replies":142,"version-history":145,"predecessor-version":149,"wp:featuredmedia":153,"wp:attachment":156,"wp:term":159,"curies":175},[128],{"href":129,"targetHints":130},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F16570",{"allow":131},[132],"GET",[134],{"href":135},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts",[137],{"href":138},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftypes\u002Fpost",[140],{"embeddable":26,"href":141},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fusers\u002F6",[143],{"embeddable":26,"href":144},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=16570",[146],{"count":147,"href":148},23,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F16570\u002Frevisions",[150],{"id":151,"href":152},45757,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F16570\u002Frevisions\u002F45757",[154],{"embeddable":26,"href":155},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F16579",[157],{"href":158},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=16570",[160,163,166,169,172],{"taxonomy":161,"embeddable":26,"href":162},"category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=16570",{"taxonomy":164,"embeddable":26,"href":165},"post_tag","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=16570",{"taxonomy":167,"embeddable":26,"href":168},"project_category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=16570",{"taxonomy":170,"embeddable":26,"href":171},"contact_email_category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=16570",{"taxonomy":173,"embeddable":26,"href":174},"yst_prominent_words","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=16570",[176],{"name":177,"href":178,"templated":26},"wp","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.w.org\u002F{rel}",[180],{"id":123,"date":181,"date_gmt":182,"guid":183,"modified":185,"modified_gmt":186,"slug":187,"status":13,"type":14,"link":188,"title":189,"content":191,"excerpt":193,"author":23,"featured_media":195,"comment_status":196,"ping_status":196,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":197,"categories":198,"tags":201,"project_category":213,"contact_email_category":214,"yst_prominent_words":215,"class_list":225,"better_featured_image":240,"acf":271,"yoast_meta":278,"_links":280},"2021-12-30T10:30:00","2021-12-30T09:30:00",{"rendered":184},"http:\u002F\u002Fscienceroll.com\u002F?p=10805","2021-12-30T11:46:07","2021-12-30T10:46:07","top-5-digital-innovations-for-food-tracking-and-healthy-eating","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftop-5-digital-innovations-for-food-tracking-and-healthy-eating",{"rendered":190},"The Top Five Digital Health Innovations For Food Tracking and Eating",{"rendered":192,"protected":20},"\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Your body might be your temple, but in principle, we don’t take good enough care of it – not when it comes to the food we consume. In the Western world, we practically have no idea what we eat and how that affects us. Technological innovations can help us track what’s in our food and what we should eat based on our genetic background. In this article, we enlisted the top trends concerning eating and food tracking.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Let’s talk about food.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Chr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\u002F>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Almost 700 million people have some health problem with food or eating\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For some, eating is the most natural process on Earth. You are hungry, you get some nice food and some company, you sit down and have the meal making you happy and full. These people do not know how lucky they are. The last time we checked, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.foodallergy.org\u002Ffacts-and-stats\">researchers estimated\u003C\u002Fa> that up to 15 million Americans have food allergies – that was in 2017. As of today this number almost doubled: currently it is estimated that 32 million Americans have food allergies of some sort, including 5.6 million children under age 18. That’s 1 in 13 children or roughly two in every American classroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"772\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F12\u002F1774366015_Article-319-768x772.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37649\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F12\u002F1774366015_Article-319-768x772.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F12\u002F1774366015_Article-319-150x150.png 150w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F12\u002F1774366015_Article-319.png 1075w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Although it is not easy to measure it, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mirror-mirror.org\u002Feating-disorders-statistics.htm\" target=\"_blank\">some analysts say\u003C\u002Fa> that there could be as many as 70 million people worldwide affected by various eating disorders like anorexia nervosa, bulimia or binge eating disorder. This number has \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnutrition.org\u002Feating-disorders-are-on-the-rise\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">definitely grown\u003C\u002Fa> since the pandemic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>There are also concerning numbers when we look at the WHO statistics concerning obesity. \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.who.int\u002Fnews-room\u002Ffact-sheets\u002Fdetail\u002Fobesity-and-overweight\" target=\"_blank\">According to the organisation\u003C\u002Fa>, in 2016, more than 1.9 billion adults were overweight; of these over 650 million were obese. Moreover, worldwide obesity has tripled since 1975.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And, according to the FAO, the UN body that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security, healthy diets are out of reach for \u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fao.org\u002Fstate-of-food-security-nutrition\" target=\"_blank\">3 billion people\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong> around the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>All these issues need to be addressed. Although digital devices, food trackers, calorie counters, etc. cannot offer alone long-term, comprehensive solutions, they could support eating healthily and reduce the harm we do through food to our bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1) Smart utensils\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It is not easy to find time for a long meal in our mad, mad world, but I’m sure that you also experienced that eating too fast leads to poor digestion and poor weight control. The \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hapilabs.com\u002Fproduct\u002Fhapifork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HAPIfork\u003C\u002Fa>, powered by Slow Control, is an electronic fork that helps you monitor and track your eating habits. It also alerts you with the help of indicator lights and gentle vibrations when you are eating too fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But what if you experience eating as a living hell? Imagine, that you cannot enjoy your food no matter how great it looks and smells. Your hand is shaking so intensely, you cannot lift your spoon or fork to your mouth without dropping it to the ground. There are many people out there with Essential Tremor, Parkinson’s Disease, or other motion disorders. For them, eating is a torture due to their condition. Designed by Lift Labs which was acquired by Google Life Sciences, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.liftware.com\">Liftware \u003C\u002Fa>is a stabilizing handle and a selection of attachments that include a soup spoon, everyday spoon, and fork. Liftware is specially designed to improve the lives of those with such motion disorders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=YNwfXeLlqsU&t=5s\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2) Food scanners\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>There are many uncertainties around eating. Usually, we have no idea what we are eating. Where did the chicken come from that was on your plate at the Indian restaurant last week? Where were the beans or the carrots packaged? What does the pre-packaged tiramisu on the supermarket shelf contain? Many burning questions of 21st-century living, as most of us, urban dwellers, are unfortunately not living near enough to our food sources. The solution was expected to come from \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffood-scanners\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">food scanners\u003C\u002Fa> – but as we \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-health-technologies\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">concluded in this article\u003C\u002Fa>, a good food scanner is hard to come by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Several years ago there was a boom in the food scanner market with multiple promising devices – many of which have since went out of business, changed scope or directions. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Canadian \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ftellspec.com\u002F\">TellSpec\u003C\u002Fa> has developed a hand–held food scanner that can inform users about specific ingredients and macronutrients. The company brings together spectroscopy and a unique mathematical algorithm in a revolutionary system that can analyze the chemical composition of food. The company currently \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftellspec.com\u002Forder\u002F\">puts more emphasis on research\u003C\u002Fa> and niche enterprise solutions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Israeli company, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.consumerphysics.com\u002Fmyscio\u002F\">SCiO\u003C\u002Fa>, used a technology similar to TellSpec’s but focused on identifying the molecular content of foods, medicines, and even plants. The company has also turned towards specific market segment and instead of the consumers it is now offering solutions to animal feed nutrient analysis. Their scientific background, however, still needs some valid proof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftesting-food-gluten-home-nima-sensor-review\">Nima gluten-sensor\u003C\u002Fa> was named \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ftime.com\u002F4115398\u002Fbest-inventions-2015\u002Fitem\u002Fthe-sensor-that-sniffs-out-gluten\u002F\">one of Time Magazine’s 25 best inventions of 2015\u003C\u002Fa>. It is a portable, nicely designed gadget. The Nima is able to tell you from a small food sample within two minutes, whether the food on your plate contains gluten or, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffighting-against-a-small-enemy-the-nima-peanut-sensor-review\" target=\"_blank\">in the case of their other device, peanut\u003C\u002Fa>. But Nima hasn’t released anything since 2018, and there’s \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.goodforyouglutenfree.com\u002Fnima-sensor-out-of-business\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">apparently\u003C\u002Fa> also a shortage in testing capsules since the company was sold in 2020.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We collected The Best Technologies Against Food Allergies \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fbest-tech-against-food-allergies\u002F\">in this article.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F12\u002Fnima_gluten-sensor.jpg\" alt=\"Food tracking and healthy eating\" class=\"wp-image-15885\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F12\u002Fnima_gluten-sensor.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F12\u002Fnima_gluten-sensor-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F12\u002Fnima_gluten-sensor-512x350.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F12\u002Fnima_gluten-sensor-366x250.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3) Nutrigenomics\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Our genome reveals valuable information about our organism’s needs, which we should map out and utilize in order to lead a long and healthy life. As we are all genetically different, our diet should be personalized. \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fnutrigenomics-could-your-genes-choose-the-right-cheese-for-you\" target=\"_blank\">Nutrigenomics\u003C\u002Fa> is a cross-field combining genetics and nutrition science. After having your DNA sequenced (\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fshall-we-sequence-genomes-at-homes-the-future-of-genomics\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">perhaps already at home\u003C\u002Fa>!), a smart app could let you know which food you should eat and what you should avoid at all cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>it is also a technology that was at its peak a few years ago but is now experiencing some setbacks (despite the fact that superstars like \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-health-helps-athletes-break-records\u002F\">Tom Brady swears by it\u003C\u002Fa>). However, we expect \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For example, the California-based start-up, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fhabit.com\u002F\">Habit\u003C\u002Fa>, originally planned to use genetic markers to identify the ideal meal for each of its customers and send that meal directly to their doors. Currently they don’t offer genetic-based  analysis but personalized meal plans based on self-reported lab test values.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F12\u002Fnutrigenomics_food-trackers.jpg\" alt=\"Food tracking and healthy eating\" class=\"wp-image-15886\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F12\u002Fnutrigenomics_food-trackers.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F12\u002Fnutrigenomics_food-trackers-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F12\u002Fnutrigenomics_food-trackers-512x380.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F12\u002Fnutrigenomics_food-trackers-337x250.jpg 337w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4) Calorie counters\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Finding the ideal weight is a challenge for many people; while there are as many bits of advice regarding healthy eating and diets as sand in the desert. While there is a lot of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nerdfitness.com\u002Fblog\u002Fis-a-calorie-really-just-a-calorie\u002F\">debate around calories\u003C\u002Fa> as well, it is common knowledge that if you reduce your calorie intake to a certain amount, you will lose weight. You should obviously \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wareable.com\u002Fhealth-and-wellbeing\u002Ffood-trackers-the-best-calorie-counter-apps-and-wearables\">not forget about the quality of your food\u003C\u002Fa> while cutting on calorie intake to make sure you feel good and ultimately shift the fat in the long term – not just the weight in the short term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But first things first. If you want to know your eating habits better and see how much you are really eating, you might want to use a calorie tracker. Similarly to counting steps and following your fitness activities closely, there are plenty of trackers on calories on the market. For example, your Fitbit can \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fhelp.fitbit.com\u002Farticles\u002Fen_US\u002FHelp_article\u002F1141.htm\" target=\"_blank\">help you count calories\u003C\u002Fa>, and although if you do not want to have a separate wearable just for calories, you can choose from many apps whose goal is to help you log your meals. If so, let’s try \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.myfitnesspal.com\" target=\"_blank\">MyFitnessPal\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.lifesum.com\" target=\"_blank\">Lifesum\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fmynetdiary.com\" target=\"_blank\">Calorie Counter Pro\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.hapicoach.com\" target=\"_blank\">HAPIcoach\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.noom.com\" target=\"_blank\">Noom\u003C\u002Fa>, or any other such apps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>MyFitnessPal has over 5 million food items in its database and it is super easy to log what kind of food or drink you had during the day. Moreover, the counter can be synced with various health apps, fitness bands or smart scales. With HAPIcoach, you can take a photo of your meals for 5 consecutive days; then send them back to a real nutritionist, who will give you advice on how to adjust your diet to the ideal. It’s a great way to acquire your very own, personalized diet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F12\u002Fcalorie-counter-apps_food-trackers.jpg\" alt=\"Food Tracking and Healthy Eating\" class=\"wp-image-15888\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F12\u002Fcalorie-counter-apps_food-trackers.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F12\u002Fcalorie-counter-apps_food-trackers-768x636.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F12\u002Fcalorie-counter-apps_food-trackers-512x424.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F12\u002Fcalorie-counter-apps_food-trackers-302x250.jpg 302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5) Food chatbots? – not really\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In 2016, Whole Foods announced the launch of their very own chatbot developed by Conversable to help consumers. The chatbot was designed to let customers \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fventurebeat.com\u002F2016\u002F07\u002F12\u002Fwhole-foods-just-launched-a-messenger-chatbot-for-finding-recipes-with-emojis\u002F\">browse through the store find products, and then, with a few taps in a Facebook Messenger chatbot, find recipes for an upcoming meal.\u003C\u002Fa> So, you just select a tomato emoji, and the chatbot will find you great recipes for spaghetti bolognese for example. The Food Network TV Channel l\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.foodnetwork.com\u002Fsite\u002Fapps\u002Fchatbot\">aunched a similar chatbot\u003C\u002Fa> supporting the search for various recipes by ingredient, meal type, your favorite chef or show. Both are unavailable and currently there are no such chatbots available on the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Chatbots are gaining momentum more on the enterprise side, offering ways for companies to sell through personalised \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.heyday.ai\u002Findustry\u002Ffood\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">voice-based guidance at stores\u003C\u002Fa> or throught smartphone apps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Chr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\u002F>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>See how some of these work in action and how they could be used to improve eating habits in the newest video of \u003Ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fuser\u002Fmedicalfuturist\" target=\"_blank\">The Medical Futurist Youtube channel\u003C\u002Fa>. 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