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Japan Tries 'Cell Phone Diet'

Thursday, May 24, 2007 12:03:03 PM
By CARL FREIRE

Japanese businessman looks at samples of lunch menu in front of a restaurant as another man walks by speaking on his mobile in Tokyo Thursday, May 24, 2007.  With concern soaring in Japan over expanding waistlines and cell phones everywhere, many companies and health care providers are now putting two and two together to allow the calorie-conscious to send photos of their meals to nutritionists who will analyze them and make recommendations. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)TOKYO (AP) - Wondering how much of a diet-buster that big bowl of noodles is?

In the United States, some restaurants could give you a calorie count. In Japan, you might take a picture of it with your cell phone and ask an expert.

With cell phones ubiquitous in Japan and rising concern over expanding waistlines, health care providers have put two-and-two together to help the weight-conscious send photos of their meals to nutritionists for analysis.


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