Researchers Slammed for Creating a 'Weight Loss Device' that Holds Jaw Closed: 'Triggering'
DentalSlim Diet Control device.Photo: University of Otago Researchers in New Zealand and the United Kingdom are facing immense backlash over their “weight loss device” that uses magnets to hold the jaw almost completely closed and restrict people to a liquid diet. The researchers, from the University of Otago and Leeds Teaching Hospitals in England, formulated the DentalSlim Diet Control with “custom-manufactured locking bolts” that stop the mouth from opening more than 2mm....