As a new year begins, most Americans are focused on the fiscal cliff, but there's also an impending "health cliff" that's arguably far more frightening. The staggering statistics from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention on heart disease, diabetes and obesity in America are a wake-up call to the general populous -- as well as technologists and entrepreneurs -- to take control of our physical well-being and to make this action easy and assessable for consumers. CES 2013 will feature more than 250 innovative companies addressing the broader health dilemma, many of which will never make it as long-term players in the space.
Prevention, or the promotion of activities that encourage healthier living, is one particular market that's gaining a lot of attention within the tech crowd. The most notable trend is the advent of connected devices that help consumers monitor, track and ideally modify their behavior to live healthier, longer lives. What started as a geekier Quantified Self movement is crossing the chasm into a bona fide consumer electronics market segment. ABI Research claims that nearly 48M wireless wearable health devices are expected to be shipped in 2013 and CES is poised to reflect this trend.
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