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The source examines the capability of wearable technology to detect and predict instances of overeating. While current devices cannot definitively confirm overeating in real-time due to the complex nature of food consumption, they are becoming increasingly effective at identifying warning signs and risk factors. This is achieved by analyzing physiological signals such as heart rate, stress levels, and sleep patterns, which are linked to emotional or compensatory eating behaviors. Furthermore, combining this data with behavioral habits and environmental factors—including location, meal logging, and daily activity levels—allows Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create a comprehensive “map of possibilities” for when an individual is likely to overeat. The article concludes that the primary value of wearables lies not in judging consumption but in acting as an advisory tool that estimates risk, enabling users to make timely, conscious decisions about their eating impulses.
*Source : https://wearableinsight.substack.com/p/can-wearables-detect-our-overeating
Hey! Just saw my post? Wearables detecting overeating—kinda wild, right?
Yo, just read it! Honestly half-skeptical lol. How do heart rate and sweat even know I’m stuffing my face? Does it ping me after one slice of pizza?
Haha one slice would be savage. But studies show overeating kicks the sympathetic system into gear—HRV tanks, skin conductance spikes. AI learns that pattern and basically goes “dude, you’re overdoing it.”
Whoa, HRV… I’ve got an Apple Watch—will it start nagging me mid-binge? Also, doesn’t booze do similar stuff? How’s it gonna tell the difference?
Booze is its own beast. Alcohol jacks up heart rate but kinda stabilizes HRV. The team trained separate datasets for alcohol/caffeine/over-eating, so it tries to separate them. That said, three beers + wings might still scream “OVER-EAT” falsely lol.
Lmao so on cheat day I get push alerts like “you did it again”? If this goes live, will it sync with my calorie app and auto-deduct?
TBD! But imagine: “Detected 1,200 kcal surplus → recommends 5 km run tomorrow.” The real issue: what if I just keep ignoring the alerts and keep munching?
Then it’ll badge me “Ignored Alert x37” lol. Anyway, hyped! Ping me when there’s an update~
