A new Google feature that may have seemed sweet quickly turned sour. Google Maps recently tested a feature that showed users how many calories they could burn if they walked a route instead of driving it. The issue was further complicated by Google’s questionable measurements of both the caloric content of mini-cupcakes and the number of calories burned by walking. Some experts pointed out that, even had the numbers perfectly reflected reality, counting calories isn’t necessarily healthy — and features like this one could potentially ignite eating disorders. “The more we have technology that promotes that view, the more people who may develop eating disorders might be triggered into that pathway.”Read more about:

Source: thestar October 18, 2017 17:48 UTC