Breath Sensors for Metabolic Health: Unlocking Insights in Obesity, Diabetes & Longevity

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Metabolic disorders are no longer individual challenges—they are global crises. By 2045, 1 in 8 adults will be living with diabetes, and already 900 million adults are affected by obesity. Yet, despite the scale, we lack the tools to understand when our daily choices harm our metabolism. Breath analysis offers a breakthrough: indirect calorimetry (IC), the gold standard for measuring energy expenditure and metabolic function, provides non-invasive, precise, and pain-free insights. Proven in clinical weight management and elite sports training, IC has historically been limited to specialists and top athletes.

Now, with innovations like the Sensirion Breath Node—an advanced sensor capturing rapid changes in O₂, CO₂, humidity, and temperature—this technology is poised to scale beyond labs and hospitals. 

This session explores the uncharted potential of breath sensing to open new applications, new markets, and new opportunities in the fight against obesity, diabetes, and metabolic decline.