Flavo
Behavioral Diet Control
2023
Eat Less, and Less Often.
· Sugar consumption in the US is 404% of AHA's suggestion.
· 483 million people are living with type-2 diabetes globally in 2021.
Initially designed for diabetic patients, Flavo is a diet control tool that satisfies users’ urges for snacks between their meals.
By saturating the olfactory bulb with a variety of extracted scents of food with its flavored pods, Flavo provides long-lasting, customizable flavors when chewing on it.
While preventing users’ pancreas from over-working, Flavo empowers a healthier diet habit for everyone who needs to eat less.
· 541 million people are at risk of developing type-2 diabetes globally in 2021.
Behavior Studies
60%
Prefer the cigarette shape.
25%
Prefer the ice pop shape.
10%
Prefer the “ergonomic” shape.
5%
Prefer the fruit shape.
During the design process, Ke constantly did user testing with prototypes and quickly iterated after each test. 20 individuals participated in the final comparison testing.
Flavo’s final form adapts to many familiar fidgeting habits such as chewing on a pen, smoking, eating a Pocky Stick, and vaping, so it could invisibly blend into your daily life as a behavioral attachment. It means Flavo could prevent stress eating and help quit smoking and vaping.
Beyond Tasting
Olfactory & haptic experience is the key.
Surprisingly, the five tastes that we know of only take 10%-25% of flavors we sense, while the majority that compose flavors come from the smell.
Flavo’s replaceable flavor pods reconstruct the snacking experience by producing authentic scents of foods that saturate the users’ olfactory bulbs, replicating the complex composition of food flavors.
