Scientists
have unveiled an online calculator to predict a newborn's chances of
developing childhood or adolescent obesity. It uses the parents' body
mass indexes, the mother's professional status, whether the mother
smoked while pregnant, the number of household members, and the child's
birth weight. Developers say it correctly predicts childhood obesity up
to 85 percent of the time. Source Link
Your
smartphone could be your best friend when you’re trying to lose weight.
A new study found that using a smartphone app for coaching in-between
visits to a weight loss clinic led to better results on the scales.
Researchers expect the technology to become widely used within a few
years. Source Link
Consumers
have long been naming their price for hotel rooms and airline tickets,
but how about haggling for the best deal on that new tech gadget? A
website called Greentoe now lets you name a price for everything from
TV's to cameras. A network of retail partners can accept your offer and
make the sale. Source Link
