"The country is telling you to lose weight!" Don't think this is just online mockery.
Data shows that the current overweight rate among adults in our country is 34.3%, and the obesity rate is 16.4%, totaling over 50%, meaning that one out of every two adults has a "yellow light" on their weight. To address this, the National Health Commission and 16 other departments launched the "Weight Management Year" in 2024, and this year marks its conclusion.
To respond to this initiative, on June 22nd, the largest health AI application in the country, "Ant Forest," launched the "Scientific Weight Loss of 100 million catties" health campaign, aiming to help users manage their weight scientifically and protect their health.
How to lose 100 million catties, Ant Forest plans like this
First, provide smart hardware subsidies. Many families have not yet equipped themselves with body fat scales, and Ant Forest will purchase them in bulk and supply them to users at "floor prices." Because only by understanding their own body fat percentage, muscle rate, and other data can they manage their weight scientifically.
Second, upgrade AI functions to act as an "AI personal trainer." After connecting to smart devices, the AI can offer personalized diet and exercise recommendations based on weight, body fat, and muscle rate, helping users manage their weight and body fat scientifically.
Third, organize healthy challenge competitions, using interesting incentive mechanisms to help users overcome "three-minute enthusiasm."
Figure: Ant Forest launches the "Scientific Weight Loss of 100 Million Catties" health campaign
As soon as the news was released, netizens were completely unable to sit still: "After being fat for so many years, finally someone is supervising me!" "If you don't lose weight in June, you'll be sorry in July. This initiative comes at the perfect time!"
To achieve this "100 million catties" KPI, Ant Forest also collected tips across the internet. Netizens' creativity knew no bounds, with some even suggesting "lose 1 jin of fat, get 1 jin of lean meat." Netizens exclaimed: "I almost died laughing in the comments."
With AI, weight loss doesn't need to be done alone anymore
Overweight and obesity are major risk factors for over 200 chronic diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Relevant studies show that for obese individuals, losing 5% to 10% of their weight can significantly reduce the risk of various chronic diseases.
Chen Wei, a senior physician from the Department of Clinical Nutrition at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, said that scientific weight loss is not easy. "Users know their weight, but may not understand their body fat percentage, muscle rate, or visceral fat, often leading to blind or incorrect weight loss. Meanwhile, most people don't have professional personal trainers around them. However, increasingly mature health AI has the potential to solve these issues, helping users understand their physical condition and develop scientific weight loss plans."
Figure: Ant Forest provides personalized diet and exercise recommendations
It is understood that Ant Forest's "Scientific Weight Loss of 100 Million Catties" campaign will officially launch at the end of June, and at that time, users nationwide can log in to the Ant Forest App to participate in the activity.
