To fight obesity, a magnet arrives in New Zealand that clogs your jaw and prevents you from opening your mouth

Goodbye solid foods This dental device can be installed directly by a dentist. Two capsules, thanks to the power of the magnet, keep the upper and lower molars together, allowing the mouth to open as little as possible. DentalSlim Diet Control, that’s the name, “is an intraoral solution that limits a person to a liquid diet,” reads the University of Otago’s Twitter profile. In fact, it prevents you from eating any kind of solid foods.

I am studying – To test its efficacy, seven obese New Zealand women were implanted with the device for two weeks. During this time, they were put on a low-calorie liquid diet. The study, published in the British Journal of Dentistry, reported an average weight loss of 6.36 kg per person. However, participants reported feeling uncomfortable and sometimes embarrassed. Someone confessed to cheating by eating melted chocolate and soft drinks.

Social media attacks him: a “tool of torture” Despite the enthusiasm shown by the research team, the tool has received a lot of criticism on social networks. “I hope this is the first and last test – writes a user – it is a tool of torture and you should be ashamed to promote it.” While others speak of “medieval-worthy” methods, some question what would happen if someone were accused of an illness and needed intubation, while more cynical comments compared it to the modern “oral chastity belt.”

Explanation of the research team In response to the accusations received, the university tried to clarify the real applications of the device: “We do not aim to provide a tool for rapid weight loss. Rather, the goal is to help obese people who need surgery for them. I cannot do this without losing weight first ” .