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Pocket Dietitian: Automated Healthy Dish Recommendations by Location
Nitish Nag1, Vaibhav Pandey1, Abhisaar Sharma1
1University of California, Irvine, USA.
Proceedings of the ... International Conference on Image Analysis and Processing. International Conference on Image Analysis and Processing
|May 28, 2019
Summary
This study introduces a tech solution for informed dietary choices, enabling users to identify and access healthy foods quantitatively. It aims to reduce chronic disease by making healthy eating more accessible and consistent than current methods.
Area of Science:
- Nutritional Science
- Health Informatics
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Chronic diseases stem from poor lifestyle choices, particularly in diet.
- Individuals struggle to quantify and select healthy food options effectively.
- Scaling health nutrition coaching requires technological interpretation of nutritional data.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a technological solution for interpreting nutrition information.
- To enable users to make quantitatively informed dietary decisions.
- To reduce barriers to accessing healthy food in real-world scenarios.
Main Methods:
- Ingesting and processing nutritional facts of food products.
- Developing a location-aware system to deliver personalized healthy food recommendations.
- Implementing a novel ranking algorithm for nutrition scoring.
Main Results:
- The developed ranking algorithm surpasses existing nutrition score metrics.
- The system demonstrates greater consistency than human dietitians in real-world evaluations.
- Users gain rapid access to nearby healthy food options.
Conclusions:
- Technological interpretation of nutrition information can empower informed dietary decisions.
- The system effectively bridges the gap between users and healthy food choices.
- This approach has the potential to mitigate chronic disease by promoting healthier diets.
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