Electrovilch stimulates the feeling of salinity with the help of current

Japanese engineers from the University of Tokyo have created a plug that helps reduce salt intake. It's all about the electrical impulses with which the electronic cutlery stimulates the receptors of the tongue. The pulses are chosen so that it seems to a person that the food is salty.

At the special presentation, anyone could taste various classic dishes cooked completely without salt. It is argued that such a device can completely replace the salt in food, which should have a positive impact on reducing the consumption of white powder.
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The regulators on the fork allow you to choose one of three levels of virtual salinity, as well as switch the effect on bitterness emulation. Naturally, the effect is felt only when the teeth of the fork touch the tongue.

The cost of the electronics used in the prototype device is only $ 18. On the possibilities of commercial distribution electrovilki not yet reported.

Previous attempts to cross the plug with electricity included:


Electric plug with vibrator that lets you know if you eat food too fast


Spaghetti Eating Fork - Automatically Winds Pasta


Fork with integrated thermometer

According to the World Health Organization, the systematic intake of excessive amounts of salt compared with the physiological norm leads to an increase in blood pressure and, consequently, to a variety of heart and kidney diseases, gastric cancer and osteoporosis. Along with other salts of sodium, table salt can cause eye diseases and swelling of the eyelids - salt retains water in the body, a large amount of which “stores” the fatty tissue. May lead to increased intraocular pressure and the development of cataracts.

The physiological norm for one person is 5 grams of salt per day. In Finland, thanks to a complex of measures, salt consumption was reduced by one third, thanks to which the death rate from strokes and heart attacks decreased by 80%.