Business Insider February 3, 2018
Erin Brodwin

  • Eating well and maintaining a healthy body weight can be challenging for many people, in part because nutrition advice changes so often.
  • Fitbit, Apple, and Google are investing in continuous glucose monitors that let people track their blood sugar and see how food affects their body.
  • Usually used only by diabetics, the devices could provide key insight to other people who want to eat better, lose weight, and even improve athletic performance.
  • Recently, Fitbit gave $6 million to a San Francisco startup called Sano, which is creating a CGM without a needle.

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