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Revolutionary Device for Physical
Activity, Fitness, Lifestyle, and Obesity Studies
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Fresno, CA – May 12, 2003
/MiniSun/ – “This device is what researchers have been waiting for in decades.
Truly astounding!”, said Dr. Kuan Zhang of New York Obesity Research Center,
Columbia University, after he completed a clinical study validating the IDEEA –
Intelligent Device for Energy Expenditure and Activity. The study of his group
has been published recently in Obesity Research, the leading journal of
its field, in January of 2003 (http://www.obesityresearch.org/cgi/content/abstract/11/1/33)
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Physical activity is fundamental to
human life. In a way, it is life. Like a lightning strike in human existence,
automation and industrialization in a short 50-year period have dramatically
reduced the amount of physical activity, and completely changed our lifestyle
and work environment. Reduction in physical activity can lead to body energy
imbalance and diseases such as obesity, cardiovascular dysfunction, and
diabetes. The U.S. government
health website (http://health.gov/healthypeople/LHI) has listed physical
activity as the leading health indicator for the Nation in the next 10 years.
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Surprisingly, in this high-tech society filled with gadget, there is no device that can quantify
physical activity, monitor lifestyle, or perform behavior analysis, such as how
long and how often a person sits, stands, walks, climbs stairs, or sleeps
during a day. Nor is there a device that can tell the amount and intensity of
these activities and their calorie consumption, which is critical for a
person’s fitness, weight management, and prevention and treatment of diseases
abovementioned.
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That has changed. Supported by NIH grant (DK62587) and after
6 years of hard work, Dr. Ming Sun and his team from MiniSun have made the
IDEEA available to the market.Small yet powerful, IDEEA can do wonders impossible by any others. It detects more
than 40 types of physical activity and postures with 98.7% accuracy. It
records body motion, performs behavior analysis and physical activity
assessment, and plays back in "movies" daily activities anytime from
seconds to days. The software provides details on type, duration, frequency
& intensity of physical activity and energy expenditure estimates with
unprecedented accuracy, shows in-depth analysis of body motion, speed, distance
traveled, energy cost of physical activity in curves, charts, and tables. It
also computes power, work, and energy expenditure of physical activity and
exercises, anytime, anywhere.
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IDEEA design was awarded a major
NIH grant with an outstanding score, as indicated by the reviewer from the
Center for Scientific Review Panel, NIH: “A tremendous amount of information
can be obtained with a minimally invasive device using extremely sophisticated
technology.”
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More information: www.MiniSun.com
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Contact: Dr. Ming Sun, 1-559-438-5371, E-Mail: Ming@MiniSun.com
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Source: MiniSun LLC, 935 Millcreek Drive, Fresno, California, USA 93720
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Phone: 1-559-439-4600, Fax: 1-559-439-4641
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