Well this is something new! Maybe diets aren t working out for you.
Scientists created a controversial weight-loss device that locks people s jaws shut. Researchers are facing backlash over the first weight loss device that forces people to stick to liquid diets by locking their jaws shut. It s called the DentalSlim Diet Control that was developed by researchers at New Zealand s University of Otago, it s a magnetic contraption fitted to patients upper and lower back teeth uses locking bolts to prevent them from properly opening their mouths and eating solid foods.
Here s how they describe it:
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It allows the wearer to open their mouths only about 2mm, restricting them to a liquid diet, but it allows free speech and doesn’t restrict breathing. Participants in a Dunedin-based trial lost an average of 6.36kg [about 14 pounds] in two weeks and were motivated to continue with their weight loss journey.”
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