Medical Wearables: Can they improve cardio health and prevent diseases

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are quickly becoming one of the biggest health challenges of the developed world due to a big extent to the global obesity and diabetes epidemics. Diabetes mellitus is expected to affect 300 million people five years from now and 90% of all diagnosed diabetes cases among adults are associated with obesity. With CVDs being the leading cause of mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes and accounting…