Hands On With the Fork That Tells You to Eat Slower

If you've ever wished for a gadget that can nag you about your eating habits the way your mom used to, only in a much more subtle way, then the HAPIfork may be for you. And now you can get your fingers on one.

The fork, which looks and feels a little like an electric toothbrush, is designed to vibrate in your mouth if you take bites too frequently. It uploads its info to an app via Bluetooth or to your laptop via USB, giving you a nice graph of the number of bites you took over time during each meal

The theory, backed by an increasing number of studies: the slower and more mindfully you eat, the better for your digestive system, weight and overall health. HAPIfork's French inventor Jacques Lepine told me he was motivated by an incident in his 30s where he thought he was having a heart attack and took himself to the ER. It turned out to be acid reflux from eating too fast. Read more...