瑞士會說話的盤子可監督食客飯量

Doctors have a new weapon in the battle to beat obesity – a talking plate that tells people not to bolt their food.

The Mandometer monitors the amount of food leaving the plate and tells users who gobble: “Please eat more slowly.”

Now the £1,500 Swedish device is to be used in an NHS initiative to help hundreds of obese families lose weight.

It comes in two parts – a scale placed under the plate and a small computer screen showing a graphic of the food that gradually disappears as the user eats.

A red line on the screen shows the user’s speed of eating, while a blue line shows a healthy rate.

If the user guzzles, the red line angles away from the blue one, warning them to ease off.

If the lines deviate too much, the computer voice tells them to slow down.據英國《每日郵報》11月21日報道，醫生們在與肥胖症的戰鬥中擁有了一項新的武器 —— 一種能警告人們吃飯時不要狼吞虎嚥的盤子。

這種名爲Mandometer的儀器能監視盤子中的食物量並告誡狼吞虎嚥的進食者：“請慢點吃。”

現在這款售價爲1500英鎊(1.5萬元)的瑞典儀器將被英國國家醫療服務系統所採用，用以幫助數以百計的肥胖家庭減重。

該儀器由兩部分組成—— 一隻放置在盤子下方的稱和一隻小型的電腦屏幕。該屏幕能顯示出食物圖像，隨着使用者的進食，圖像會逐漸消失。

屏幕上的紅線顯示了使用者的進食速度，而藍線顯示了一種健康的進食速度。

如果使用者狼吞虎嚥地進食，紅線就會偏離藍線，警告使用者減慢進食速度。

如果紅線偏離的角度太大，電腦語音會警示進食者慢下來。