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Breath, not blood: device measures fat burning in exhaled air
Researchers from ETH Zurich have developed a portable measuring device that detects the metabolic marker acetone in breath almost as accurately as a mass spectrometer. It can be used by laypeople and detects when the body starts burning fat when dieting or during exercise.
Thanks to a smartphone app that guides test subjects in real time, the hand-held device can also be used reliably by non-experts.
In future, this should allow diets and therapies for metabolic disorders to be more closely monitored and personalised. (More)
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