甜味感知減糖訓練

Sweet Buddy 是一套可以協助降低兒童在外含糖飲料攝取的減糖裝置與數位平台系統。
當兒童吸取飲料時他們會感受到香片的嗅覺甜味和吸管套件上的物理舌尖觸覺刺激，引導調節兒童的甜味感知，家長則可以透過產品裝置內的糖份檢測器，使資訊傳輸至遠端平台查看孩童攝取糖份的情況，並使平台將糖份知識轉化為易理解的親子互動內容，進而培養相關知識並逐步建立自主控糖的行為意識。

議題背景:
世界衛生組織(World Health Organization, WHO)指出，過量攝取游離糖，特別是來自含糖飲料的糖份，與兒童超重與肥胖風險增加密切相關，因此建議應降低含糖飲料的攝取比例，以促進兒童健康發展。

問題發現:
1.研究發現，世界各地的兒童正在消費更多的含糖飲料，這增加了他們未來出現健康問題的風險。
2. 現有兒童糖份攝取的管理方式與糖份監控回饋方式受限。
3. 兒童缺乏糖份攝取相關知識的互動，以致於無法直接意識到糖份攝取過多的嚴重性。

預期效益:
1. 建立兒童甜味感知調節能力
2. 兒童容易理解的可視化內容
3. 親子共學與自主控糖行為建立

Sweet Buddy

Sweet Buddy is a sugar-reduction device and digital platform designed to help children reduce their intake of sugary beverages. It uses sweet aroma patches and tongue-tip tactile stimulation to alter perceived sweetness. Combined with sugar-level detection and an app, it enables parents to monitor consumption and helps children develop healthy sugar-awareness habits.

Background & Issues:
1. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), excessive sugar intake—especially from sugary drinks—increases the risk of childhood obesity.
2. Children are consuming more sugary beverages globally, with limited tools for monitoring and feedback.
3. Lack of engaging education prevents children from understanding the impact of sugar intake.

Benefits:
1. Develops sweetness perception regulation
2. Provides easy-to-understand, visualized content
3. Encourages parent–child learning and self-regulated sugar control