OK, this is a little bit out there for dental devices but it’s definitely a unique twist on losing weight. A new device called the Charlie Bite can be cemented onto your teeth and when you open your mouth too wide a metal flange comes down preventing you from chewing. The inventor, Charlie Comstock says that the purpose is to slow your eating down and force you to take smaller bites and therefore beginning feeling full with fewer calories devoured.

Even without the device it has long been accepted that if you slow your eating down and chew your food longer you will take in less food. Your stomach will feel full after eating less food and therefore you stop eating.

Although the Charlie Bite device is safe and likely effective, many trainers and dietitians think that the benefits would only be short term (while the device is installed) because losing weight requires more than just portion control. Things such as calorie intake, healthy eating, and most of all exercise are just as important as the portions are.

The Charlie Bite can be the first step if implemented as part of a program that teaches the other aspects of losing weight but for now it is really just a fancy dental appliance that helps you feel full while eating fewer bites. At a cost of $1,500 to $2,000 and available only in Salt Lake City, Utah, it will require a significant outlay of cash for an affect that can be achieved by simply drinking a large glass of water before and during every meal.

More information on the Charlie Bite can be found on The Lean Way website at http://www.theleanway.net/welcome.html