Nutrients (MDPI, 2025): a 6-month digital nutritional monitoring programme on middle-aged adults demonstrated that digital self-monitoring improved adherence, reduced visceral fat and preserved muscle mass.
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Results after 6 months
Digital self-monitoring improved adherence by increasing awareness of weight trends and physical activity.
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The most consistent improvements were in adiposity parameters — particularly visceral fat — while muscle mass was preserved.
The critical finding: muscle mass preserved
Most hypocaloric diets reduce both fat and muscle.
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Digital body composition monitoring makes the difference between fat loss and muscle loss visible — motivating patients to maintain adequate protein intake and activity preserving lean mass.
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Why visceral fat is the priority target
Visceral fat is the main driver of insulin resistance, systemic inflammation and cardiovascular risk.
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Invisible on the scale and in BMI — it requires body composition measurement. Klinik Sankt Moritz measures it as a primary health parameter.
Sustainable behavioural adherence
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The study demonstrates that continuous digital monitoring — not crash diets — is the most effective mechanism for stable behavioural change. The Digital Twin: not diets, but data. Not rules, but biological feedback.
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Nutrients / MDPI (2025) — https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/18/7/1140 · www.mdpi.com
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