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A new AI bite counter might help fight childhood obesityThe counter is being trained to count each bite a child takes during a meal or snackEating faster increases a child’s risk of obesity

MONDAY, Oct. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new AI-driven bite counter is in development to help counter childhood obesity – potentially even tracking kids while they eat and urging them to slow down.

The faster a child takes bites during a meal or snack, the greater their risk for developing obesity, researchers say.

But studying different ways to help kids slow down at mealtime is time-consuming, because researchers must review videos and make note of each bite taken.

To make larger studies possible, researchers developed an artificial intelligence (AI) called ByteTrack that is learn

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