Can Virtual Reality Help Losing Weight?
Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)Can an avatar in a virtual environment contribute to weight loss in the real world? “Virtual reality is a powerful computer simulation of real situations in which the user interact as avatar and it can be used as support for a weight loss program” said Dr. Antonio Giordano and Dr. Giuseppe Russo of Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine (Philadelphia, PA), in a study just published in Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology.