Our metabolism can play bad tricks on your health, with not very happy repercussions. Fortunately, the connected watches and other trackers will save us from junk food and a sedentary lifestyle…
Whether through their permanent monitoring of certain constants, such as heart rate, their incentives to move, and all kinds of diverse and varied functionalities such as fall detection, connected watches can be real health allies – but also big ones. bacteria nests. Now, Fitbit wants to use these wearables to monitor your metabolism.
Only one in ten Americans have good metabolic health
The company, which belongs to Alphabet, and whose workforce was recently reduced, has initiated a new study called WEAR-ME. It is carried out in partnership with Quest Diagnostics. This examines how Pixel smartwatches and Fitbit bands can “helping people better understand and improve their metabolic health to stay healthier”.
The post explains that metabolism has positive, or negative, effects on an individual’s health. According to Fitbit, a healthy metabolism has a good impact on how “which the body assimilates nutrients, generates energy and strengthens immunity”.
Conversely, a deficient metabolism has negative effects on health and can ultimately cause disease. More precisely, the source mentions deleterious repercussions on the cardiovascular system as well as premature aging; cites specific diseases like hypertension and type 2 diabetes.
Unfortunately, apparently, having good metabolic health would be a challenge. The article mentions “some estimates” according to which only 12% of American adults are in good metabolic health.
This percentage is perhaps a little higher on the other side of the Atlantic, but if you fear all these ills, there is no point in cursing your metabolism; simply because you have the power to change it. Indeed, according to Fitbit, a healthy lifestyle has a beneficial impact on metabolism. By this, the company means a good diet, quality sleep, low stress levels and regular exercise.
How to measure metabolic health?
The WEAR-ME study therefore aims to “develop algorithms to assess metabolic health and inform early interventions and adoption of lifestyle changes to prevent the onset of diseases”.
To achieve this, the company wants to submit a lot of data to AI and machine learning algorithms so that they detect the first signs of metabolic deterioration. The training includes standard biometric signals measured by wearables (heart rate, heart rate variability, sleep cycles, etc.), but also biomarkers present in the blood.
Therefore, you cannot participate in this study at this time (unless you reside in the United States): subjects must visit a Quest Diagnostics patient service center for a blood draw. Other eligibility criteria include age, with subjects must be between 21 and 80 years old.
This WEAR-ME study will last at least 70 days, allowing participants to complete four questionnaires. We can bet that if the tests carried out on American guinea pigs prove conclusive, the functionalities linked to this measure of metabolic health will be generalized to all earthlings.
Source : Google
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