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TINA.org digs into wellness app's claims to track immunity, among other things, via urinalysis.
Vivoo admits in the YouTube video above that an app asking you to pee on a stick and then take a photo for urinalysis might sound “a bit weird.” But the company says the benefits — which include the app’s purported abilities to track immunity, as well as liver and kidney health (among five other “parameters”), and to provide immediate “nutrition and lifestyle advice unique to your body” — outweigh the awkwardness of the proposal.
However, after receiving a consumer tip, TINA.org looked into the marketing of the so-called “wellness assistant,” which starts at $9.90 a month, and that’s when things got really weird. There’s a lot of ground to cover so let’s break it down into parts, starting with the app’s diagnostic claims:
In the end, peeing on a stick might be able to tell you some of what’s in your urine, but not much else. If you are expecting to gain a full understanding of your health from this wellness app, you might be disappointed with the results.
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