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Fitness trackers can be fun to use but can result in inaccuracies interpreting your health status or goals.
Health Headlines Commentary for July 29, 2019 Source: Fitness trackers are good for your health, but that 10000-step goal is overblown
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Fitness trackers are not reliable calculating caloric expenditure
Health Headlines Commentary for June 5, 2017 Source: Fitness trackers ‘poor at measuring calories burned’ Analysis: Fitness trackers’ calorie measurements are prone to error Reference: Shcherbina A, Mattsson CM, Waggott D, et al. Accuracy in Wrist-Worn, Sensor-Based Measurements of Heart Rate and Energy Expenditure in a Diverse Cohort. Journal of Personalised Medicine. Published online May…
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Sunday House Call, #615, May 28, 2017: Counting on calories that aren’t properly counted
Sunday House Call, #615, May 28, 2017: Counting on calories that aren’t properly counted Topics today include: The reliance on wearable fitness trackers can lead to misinformation and affect lifestyle decisions. All devices tested were grossly inaccurate calculating caloric expenditure for a given exercise or activity. A primer on why less is more with respect to…