Eyeglasses designed exclusively for dieters

A type of 'trick' eyewear has just been announced in Japan, giving hope to those who want to diet but do not resist the temptation of food.

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The glasses help the wearer think that the fast food they are holding is a chocolate cake, or an Oreo biscuit that appears with a larger size.

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a device that uses computers and virtual images to deceive senses and make users feel more satisfied with lower portions.

The glass is designed with a small camera on the front to transfer the image to the computer and enlarge the size of the biscuit while keeping the size of the user's hand making the cake become bigger than it actually is. sacrifice.

Professor Michitaka Hirose and the trick eyewear product

This is the most important stage in this design because the eyes are often considered 'windows' of the stomach. People feel fullness can depend on what they see, not what they can consume.

During the trial sessions, the participating volunteers consumed 10% less cake when they were " 50% " larger than normal. On the contrary, they ate 15% more when the cakes appeared with only 2/3 of their actual size.

Professor Michitaka Hirose of the Faculty of Technology and Science (University of Tokyo) said he was excited to be able to use computers to deceive human senses.

Explaining to reporters, he said: 'How to deceive many different senses or how to create senses for humans using computers is very important in studies. Virtual reality '.

Professor Hirose said that standard virtual reality devices serve complex senses like touches that often only result in bulky devices.

However, using one or more senses to deceive the other senses is one way to solve this problem.

In another project, Professor Hirose's team also invented a head device that uses scents and virtual images to deceive users into saying they are eating a variety of delicious foods, not merely a snack cake in hand.

Users can install this device for the tastes they like so they can think that they are enjoying a fat chocolate cake or an attractive strawberry cake.

Professor Hirose said that up to 80% of the test participants were deceived.

Now the team has no plans to commercialize the product, but they will continue to investigate whether users of these devices can lose weight.