Breath analysis reveals details of body fat metabolism
17 Feb 2021
Tohoku University designs compact UV platform to measure acetone in exhaled breath.
Breath taking: and testing for acetone
Analysis of exhaled breath can potentially reveal useful information about a number of different health conditions, from cancer to bacterial infection, by detecting the trace presence of different molecules.
Optical spectroscopy has provided a versatile range of instruments for spotting the volatile organic compounds of interest, although the platforms have to date tended to be overly large and complicated for use in clinical or domestic settings.
A project at Japan s Tohoku University has now developed a possible solution for one particular application, and designed a UV spectroscopy platform for the detection of acetone in breath. The work was published in Sensors.
A research group has created a device that measures how our bodies metabolize fat via our breath, allowing for the development of efficient fat burning exercises.
Your breath holds the key to monitoring fat burning, and now a research group from Tohoku University has created a compact and low-cost device that can measure how our body metabolizes fat.