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NHS ‘spy scales’ won’t tackle childhood obesity

14 May 2025

12:07 AM

14 May 2025

12:07 AM

NHS England, ostensibly wishing to respond to the challenge of childhood obesity, announced yesterday the introduction of ‘spy scales’ to monitor children’s weight remotely. These devices, which conceal the user’s weight, transmit data to an app that praises kids when they lose weight and offers guidance when they don’t.

But NHS England is missing the point.

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