[5] Between 2001 and 2005, BodyMedia provided healthcare professionals with metabolic assessment and behavioral therapy products for the treatment of obesity, diabetes, and CVD.

[6] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classifies BodyMedia as a Class II Medical Device.

[citation needed] BodyMedia was demonstrated to be accurate in comparison to the doubly labeled water method for measuring energy expenditure per day.

[citation needed] It was also shown that the standard WHO GPAQ survey underestimates physical activity bouts of at least 10 minutes.

[8] The clinical and research software and armband were marketed under the "SenseWear" brand and have since been used e.g. to estimate exposure to air pollution in combination with other sensors.