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I was reading this, and it got me interested:
A Magnetic Jaw Lock Is Not Going to Treat Obesity
Forcing a liquid diet continues a tradition of ineffectual cruelty.
slate.com
On June 28, researchers in the United Kingdom and New Zealand announced the invention of DentalSlim Diet Control, a new intra-oral locking device reminiscent of an archaic torture mechanism. Its two magnetic pieces are designed to prevent a person’s jaw from opening by more than 2 millimeters—a distance the creators said “allows free speech and doesn’t restrict breathing.” The goal, per the project’s researchers, is to combat obesity by limiting wearers to a liquid-only diet.