Digital weight loss company Noom announced it is partnering with dance fitness company Zumba to offer Noom members access to Zumba fitness content and allow Zumba's dance instructors to become "Mindset Coaches" at Noom.
Noom's members will have access to Zumba's "exhilarating dance routines" and "targeted fitness sessions," along with motivational and engagement options to keep them focused on...
Lumen, maker of a handheld metabolism measurement device, announced on Thursday that it had scooped up $62 million in Series B funding.
The round was led by Pitango Venture Capital, with participation from Hanwha Group, Resolute Ventures, RiverPark Ventures, Unorthodox Ventures, Almeda Capital and Disruptive VC.
The company previously raised $8.5 million in 2019, and had a crowdfunding raise in...
Ro is taking bets on the weight loss industry with a $30 million prepaid order of diet pill Plenity. The New York-based company inked a deal with Plenity creator Gelesis in 2019 to offer the product as part of Ro’s virtual care services.
Plenity, which was cleared by the FDA in 2019 as a Class II Medical Device, comes in the form of an ingestible capsule. While users can tap into Ro’s...
Gamification has become an increasingly popular strategy for promoting healthy behaviors from medication adherence to chronic condition management.
A new study published in JAMA Network examined the effectiveness of gamification in promoting physical activity and weight loss among adults with uncontrolled Type 2 diabetes.
"Gamification is commonly used in wellness programs and smartphone apps,...
WW International has released its latest approach to weight loss, a fully immersive digital membership plan called Digital 360.
The program builds upon the WW weight loss method and gives members access to on-demand and live coaching, an online community of peers, and a variety of virtual experiences and events.
Specifically, the Digital 360 program includes a personalized weight loss and...
A retrospective analysis of more than 2,000 Livongo Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) participants found an average weight loss of 5.1% from baseline after 12 months, and 6.6% among those who designated as high engagers.
The study, conducted by Livongo and published in BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, honed in on the relationships between specific program behaviors and program engagement...
While digital tools may help individuals curb a sweet tooth habit, gamifying those tools doesn’t improve results, according to a recent study published by the Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
In the study, researchers developed multiple versions of a platform, including two gamified versions, designed to help overweight individuals cut out sweets.
Researchers found that participants who had an...
Just in time for those New Year’s resolutions, Lifesum, a Swedish health tracking app, will now be available to Google Assistant users. This integration will allow users to keep a record of their meals, water consumption and weight by talking to their Google Assistant.
Users can access the system by saying “Hey Google, talk to Lifesum,” according to a press release. Once opened the user can tell...
Digital chronic disease management company Livongo today announced that it has acquired Retrofit, a company that specializes in weight-management and disease prevention programs.
“Retrofit and Livongo are like-minded in strategy, values and culture. Together, we will provide a comprehensive set of solutions for the prevention and treatment of chronic conditions that address the whole person,” ...
Consumer gene testing company 23andMe is launching a large online study on the relationship between genetics and weight loss behaviors. Drawing volunteer subjects from its existing customers, the company will investigate three different weight loss strategies in a study that hopes to recruit 100,000 participants.
"This is to my knowledge the first example of a genome-wide association study for...
