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less for weight loss without a change of diet, he maintained.
Professor Spector’s warning might disappoint those who reach their daily target of 10,000 steps and believe that a few more should compensate for a drink or two.
That they are mistaken was confirmed recently by mobile app WeWard’s investigators who found that walking off the 225 calories of one glass of red wine requires an extra 5,575 steps.
RECENT research in the US found that fitness trackers could interfere with implanted cardiac devices.
There is a danger that the electrical current in smartwatches, smart rings and smart scales which monitor fitnessrelated activities could affect pacemakers and cardioverter defibrillators, investigators found.
Dr Benjamin Sanchez
Terrones from the University of Utah said the results did not convey immediate or clear risks to patients wearing the trackers.
However, the different levels of electrical current they emitted could result in pacing interruptions or unnecessary shocks to the heart. Further research was needed to determine the actual level of risk, Dr Sanchez added.
