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Weight-loss gadgets and wellness trends
An FDA clearance says a device measures what it claims or is safe for a narrow use. It does not say the device makes anyone lose weight. These articles separate the two, then set out the trials that exist and the risks that matter on a GLP-1.
CGM for Weight Loss Without Diabetes: What the Trials Show
Dexcom Stelo and Abbott Lingo are FDA-cleared to measure glucose, not to cause weight loss. What the trials show for people without diabetes, how accurate the readings are, and when a CGM matters on Ozempic or Mounjaro.
11 min read · 22 citationsDoes Lumen Help With Weight Loss? No Controlled Trial Says So
No controlled trial shows the Lumen breath device helps weight loss. Its CO2 reading tracked a lab metabolic cart loosely in two small company-linked studies, and FDA's databases list no clearance. What it measures and what indirect calorimetry measures instead.
10 min read · 22 citationsRed Light Therapy for Weight Loss: Cleared for Inches, Never for Pounds
FDA has never cleared red light or low-level laser therapy for weight loss. Its clearances cover a small aesthetic cut in waist, hip, thigh or arm circumference. What the sham-controlled trials measured, who paid for them, and how fast the inches return.
10 min read · 27 citationsDoes a Sauna Burn Calories? Sweat Is Water, and It Comes Back
A sauna burns some calories, but the weight it takes off is water that returns when you drink. Why sauna calorie figures run high, what trials show about fat loss, what the Finnish heart data can't prove, and why GLP-1 labels' dehydration warnings matter.
10 min read · 24 citations