article_snippet: Scientists have developed a necklace dubbed the ‘diet choker’ that monitors everything that goes down your throat - and sends you an alert if you overeat.
article_snippet: WearSens is a metal ring that goes around your neck and has a sensor which uses the vibrations in your throat to tell when you are eating and drinking.
article_snippet: Scientists have combined WearSens, a metal ring that goes around the neck (above) to monitor eating, with a smartphone app which counts calories .
article_snippet: But the reaction elsewhere has been mixed reaction and some tech websites likened the device to a choke collar, though the device does not contract if you eat too much.
article_snippet: The UCLA team said WearSens works because each food makes a distinctive pattern of vibrations in the neck so the device is able to work out what the device is you are consuming using a piezoelectric sensor, which measures changes in pressure or force.
highlights_snippet: Scientists developed necklace called 'the diet choker' to help lose weight .
  