Weight loss through subliminal messages on TV

People tend to eat a lot (and therefore gain weight) while watching TV - probably partly due to all those food commercials that promote juicy burgers and other snacks. What if you were able to lose weight while watching TV?I could envision a small TV set box (like a cable box) that would merge the current program with subliminal pictures related to weight loss, e.g., beautiful slim people working out on the beach, healthy dishes, etc. The messages could be pasted into the ongoing TV show for a split of a second - generally being unnoticeable. The subliminal pictures could also be of the kind of deterring nature, like showing highly obese individuals or some rotten food with a bunch of flies on it. An initial setup allows customizing the device according to personal preferences. The box would be connected just before the TV as a pass-through device, therefore working with anything displayed on the screen including VCR movies, satellite programming, or even video games.

The same concept could also be applied to smoking as well. I can already see all those infomercials: If you call within the next 10 minutes, we will include the stop-smoking module ... all for 3 easy payments of $29.95...!

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