Can something as simple as a breath analyzer improve your diet and provide health feedback?

Those are the assertions made by Lumen at CES 2019 in Las Vegas.

The claims are undoubtedly grandiose.

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Use the rig for long enough, and it will even recommend recipes to match your personal situation.

The rig itself is about the size of a regular asthma inhaler.

Users blow into the mouthpiece.

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The results appear in the accompanying smartphone app.

The app then uses the data to suggest dietary goals for the upcoming day.

Exercise fanatics will also find Lumen very useful.

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Lumen is only available in black.

According to the company, the unit has been heavily tested by users.

Scientists, however, have their doubts.

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There is yet to be any serious academic research that backs Lumen’s product.

In the company’s defense, it has made all its research public and readily invites feedback.

Lumen has raised more than $2 million on Indiegogo and is now fully funded.

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The first units will start shipping this summer.

you’ve got the option to preorder one for $250.

If you wait until the summer, you will need to pay $299.