JP2006178586A - Health management device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize an efficient diet plan by combining salt intake amount restriction in addition to calorie intake restriction under the consideration of physiological activity for stabilizing the body fluid concentration of a human body. <P>SOLUTION: A target person is given information indicating that the amounts of water discharge decreases in order to stabilize body fluid concentration under the consideration of physiological activity since salt intake amounts are large, and that his or her weight apparently increases, and also given information related with not only the restriction of calory intake and the increase of consumption calory but also salt intake amounts, that is, seasoning for a diet. Thus, it is possible to prevent the generation of such a phenomenon that weight does not reduce although the calory intake is suppressed. Also, the restriction of the calory intake and the increase of the consumption calory leads to uniform weight reduction effects by removing any fluctuating part related with the increase/decrease of the body fluid. Thus, it is possible to remove any fear that the progress of diet effects inhibits continuation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a biological physiological reaction in which salt intake is appropriately managed and the salt concentration composition contained in blood is appropriately maintained, and is particularly effective for weight-reducing behavior referred to as diet. It is an invention relating to a health management device suitable for realizing the effect.

The basic idea is to realize weight-reducing behavior called a conventional diet by making the basal metabolic rate and exercise metabolic rate of the living body smaller than the calorie intake.
Since restricting a meal may reduce the quality of life, there is a method in which the subject interactively confirms the amount of calories ingested (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
In such a case, there is a problem that the diet plan may be abandoned midway due to the fact that the target diet effect cannot be obtained even though the calorie intake is limited.

There is also a method of recognizing weight increase / decrease and replacing the pleasure due to appetite with the pleasure due to weight loss by attaching weight change to the graph. (For example, refer nonpatent literature 1.).
However, even in this case, there is a problem that uniform weight loss cannot be realized, and there are a period of decrease and a stagnation period, and it is difficult to expect a short-term weight loss effect.

There is also a book disclosing that the body weight changes in order to keep the electrolyte concentration in the body fluid constant by focusing on the electrolyte metabolism mechanism of the body. (For example, refer nonpatent literature 2.).
However, the main point is that the physiological phenomenon of human beings is considered medically, and no specific measures are disclosed for general, particularly those seeking diet.
JP 2003-203123 A NHK Science & Environment Program Department Quarterly “Toshite Gatten” Editorial Group “Tetsuyari Diet” edited by Tetsuya Higurashi Ascom Co., Ltd., July 20, 2004, pp. 7-27 Kurokawa Kiyoshi "Water / electrolyte and acid-base coexistence-thinking by step by step" Nankodo Co., Ltd. April 20, 1996-pp. 14-19

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to focus on physiological activity to keep the body fluid concentration constant, and limit intake salt content in addition to intake calorie restriction. It shows a method to realize an efficient diet plan by combining.

In a predetermined day, the urine excreted from when the user wakes up until going to bed absorbs the ingested salt in the blood, and the salt filtered by the kidney is excreted. The amount of salt contained in the blood always tries to maintain a constant concentration due to physiological activities that try to keep the body fluid concentration constant. That is, when the amount of salt intake is large, the amount of water excreted as urine is suppressed.
As for the excretion timing of the salt, the excretion increases in the afternoon, particularly from 14:00 to 16:00, due to the secretion of hormones.
In addition, the human body has a damper characteristic, and there is a delay in response from the intake of salt to the excretion of salt. When taking the intake salt into account from the excretion of salt, that point must also be considered. Don't be.
The present invention focuses on the physiological activities of the human body, and is based on estimating the amount of ingested salt from the amount of salt contained in urine excreted from waking up until going to bed, with the aim of improving its usability. The concept of using urination once or multiple times, using urination at a specified time, using the most convenient wake-up urine at home, and using continuous measurements in consideration of daily continuity of health management Is shown.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, input means for the amount of salinity excreted contained in urine excreted from waking up to bedtime in a predetermined day and advice information such as a message are displayed. Display means, target salinity storage means for storing a target salinity value contained in urine excreted on the predetermined day in advance, and excretion on the target salinity and the predetermined day Comparing means for comparing the amount of salt excretion contained in urine, and advice information such as a message corresponding to the difference between the target salt amount and the amount of salt excretion contained in urine excreted on the predetermined day, Selecting advice information from the advice information storage means according to the difference between the target salt amount and the salt excretion amount contained in the urine excreted on the predetermined day, table Because characterized by comprising the advice information control means for outputting to the device,
Without having to manage and record the amount of salt contained in a meal eaten on a single day, simply enter urination information into the health management device at a specified time, and the amount of salt intake is high and the body fluid concentration is physiologically active. In order to maintain a constant level of water consumption, the subject will be informed that the amount of water output will be reduced and the body weight will appear to have increased. By disclosing information on the amount of salt, that is, seasoning, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a phenomenon in which the body weight does not decrease even though the calorie intake is suppressed. Also, by removing the fluctuation part related to the increase and decrease of body fluid, the restriction of calorie intake and the increase of calorie consumption are linked to the effect of uniform weight loss, so it is possible to remove the fear that the progress of the diet effect will inhibit the continuation .

In order to achieve the above object, according to the invention described in claim 2, the means for inputting the amount of salt excretion contained in at least one excreted urine excreted from getting up to bed in a predetermined day, The intake salt amount estimation means for estimating the intake amount of salt per day based on the amount of excretion of salt, the display means for displaying advice information such as a message, and the value of the target salinity contained in urine excreted in a day in advance A target salinity storage means for storing and storing, a comparison means for comparing the target salinity with a salt excretion contained in urine excreted on the day, and the target salinity and excretion on the day Advice information storage means for storing advice information such as a message according to the difference in the amount of salt excretion contained in the urine to be discharged, the target salt amount and the amount of salt excretion contained in the urine excreted at the predetermined time Because the advice information selected from the storage means a predetermined advice information, characterized by comprising the advice information control means for outputting the data to said display means in response to,
Without having to manage and record the amount of salt contained in the meals eaten on a daily basis, simply enter the information on the amount of salt excreted on the day into this health management device, and the body fluid can be physiologically active with a high intake of salt. In order to keep the concentration constant, we disclose to the subject that the amount of water excretion decreases and apparently gains weight, and for dieting, not only limiting calorie intake and increasing calorie consumption, By disclosing information on the amount of salt intake, that is, seasoning, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a phenomenon in which the body weight does not decrease even though the calorie intake is suppressed. Also, by removing the fluctuation part related to the increase and decrease of body fluid, the restriction of calorie intake and the increase of calorie consumption are linked to the effect of uniform weight loss, so it is possible to remove the fear that the progress of the diet effect will inhibit the continuation .

In order to achieve the above object, according to the invention described in claim 3, the salt excretion amount input means included in the urine excreted at a predetermined time in a predetermined day, and the salinity for accumulating and holding the salt excretion amount data. Excretion amount data storage means, display means for displaying advice information such as a message, target salt intake amount storage means for storing a target salinity intake value per day in advance, and the salt excretion amount data storage means Intake salt amount estimating means for estimating the intake salt amount per day the previous day based on the data storage results of the above, and comparison means for comparing the target salt intake amount per day and the intake salt amount estimation result by the intake salt amount estimation means Advice information storage means for storing advice information such as a message corresponding to the difference between the target salt intake and the estimated intake of salt intake, and the target salt intake Depending on the difference between the intake salinity estimation result by selecting a predetermined advice information from the advice information storage unit, by characterized by comprising the advice information control means for outputting the data to said display means,
Without having to manage and record the intake of salt contained in meals eaten daily, just enter urination information into the health management device for daily excretion, so that the intake of salt is high and the body fluid is physiologically active. In order to keep the concentration constant, we disclose to the subject that the amount of water excretion decreases and apparently gains weight, and for dieting, not only limiting calorie intake and increasing calorie consumption, By disclosing information on the amount of salt intake, that is, seasoning, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a phenomenon in which the body weight does not decrease even though the calorie intake is suppressed. Also, by removing the fluctuation part related to the increase and decrease of body fluid, the restriction of calorie intake and the increase of calorie consumption are linked to the effect of uniform weight loss, so it is possible to remove the fear that the progress of the diet effect will inhibit the continuation .

In order to achieve the above object, according to the invention described in claim 4, the salinity concentration measuring means for measuring the salinity concentration contained in the urine excreted when waking up for a predetermined day and the same urination timing are simultaneously measured. Urine volume measuring means for measuring the amount of urination, a salt excretion amount calculating means for calculating the amount of salt excretion contained in one urination from the measurement result of the salt concentration measuring means and the measurement result of the urine volume measuring means, Salinity excretion data accumulating means for accumulating and holding data of the calculation result of salinity excretion contained in typical urination and personal information storage for storing personal information including at least the height, weight, age and sex of the user Means and a display means for disclosing the result information to the user, the target salt intake storage means for storing the value of the target salt intake per day in advance, Intake salt amount estimation means for estimating the intake salt amount per day on the previous day based on the calculation result of the salt excretion amount by the partial excretion amount calculation means, the personal information stored in the personal information storage means, and the data of the data storage means Comparison means for comparing the target daily salt intake and the intake salt amount estimation result by the intake salt amount estimating means, a message according to the difference between the target salt intake and the intake salt amount estimation result, etc. Advice information storage means for storing advice information; predetermined advice information is selected from the advice information storage means in accordance with a value of a difference between the target salt intake amount and intake salt amount estimation result; and the data is displayed on the display means By providing advice information control means to output to
Without having to manage and record the amount of salt contained in the meals eaten on a single day, just enter the urination information excreted once a day at the same prescribed timing into this health management device. Disclose to the subject that the amount of water output decreases and the body weight appears to increase in order to keep the body fluid concentration constant in a physiologically active manner. By disclosing not only an increase in calorie consumption but also information on the amount of salt intake, that is, seasoning, it has become possible to prevent the occurrence of a phenomenon in which the body weight does not decrease even though the calorie intake is suppressed. Also, by removing the fluctuation part related to the increase and decrease of body fluid, the restriction of calorie intake and the increase of calorie consumption are linked to the effect of uniform weight loss, so it is possible to remove the fear that the progress of the diet effect will inhibit the continuation . At the same time, since the collection of information obtained from urine is automated, there is no need for measurement and it is possible to easily continue the diet.

According to the invention described in claim 5, the salinity concentration measuring means for measuring the salinity concentration contained in the urine excreted when waking up on a predetermined day, and the urine volume measuring means for simultaneously measuring at the same urination timing; , The salinity excretion amount calculating means included in one urination from the measurement result of the salinity concentration measuring means and the measurement result of the urination amount measuring means, the input means, and the lifestyle information on the sleep time of the previous day input from the input means Lifestyle information storage means for storing data, salt excretion data accumulation means for accumulating and storing data of the calculation results of salt excretion contained in the previous day and the previous day's urination, and personal information including at least the weight of the user In the biological information measuring device having personal information storage means and display means for disclosing the results to the user, the lifestyle information of the lifestyle information storage means, the previous day, the previous day, and the wakeup of the day Comparing the daily intake salt amount estimation means based on the calculation result of the salt excretion amount contained in the first urine with the target salt intake amount per day and the intake salt amount estimation result obtained by the intake salt amount estimation means Comparing means, advice information storage means storing advice information such as a message according to a difference between the target salt intake and intake salt amount estimation result, and a difference between the target salt intake and intake salt amount estimation result By selecting predetermined advice information from the advice information storage means according to the value of, and providing advice information control means for outputting the data to the display means,
Without having to manage and record the amount of salt contained in the meals eaten on a single day, just enter the urination information excreted once a day at the same prescribed timing into this health management device. Disclose to the subject that the amount of water output decreases and the body weight appears to increase in order to keep the body fluid concentration constant in a physiologically active manner. By disclosing not only an increase in calorie consumption but also information on the amount of salt intake, that is, seasoning, it has become possible to prevent the occurrence of a phenomenon in which the body weight does not decrease even though the calorie intake is suppressed. Also, by removing the fluctuation part related to the increase and decrease of body fluid, the restriction of calorie intake and the increase of calorie consumption are linked to the effect of uniform weight loss, so it is possible to remove the fear that the progress of the diet effect will inhibit the continuation . At the same time, since the collection of information obtained from urine is automated, there is no need for measurement and it is possible to easily continue the diet.

According to the invention described in claim 6, the weight loss schedule storage means for a predetermined period desired by the user, the weight storage means for storing the actual weight measurement result, and the difference between the value of the weight loss schedule and the weight measurement result. Advice information storage means for storing advice information such as a corresponding message, comparison means for comparing the value of the weight loss schedule and the weight measurement result, the value and weight of the corresponding day of the weight loss schedule of the weight loss schedule storage means When there is a divergence in the weight measurement values of the storage means, the difference value is calculated, and predetermined advice information is selected from the advice information storage means according to the difference value, and the intake salt amount per day By providing advice information control means for outputting data on the necessity of reduction to the display means,
To maintain and maintain a constant body fluid concentration in a physiologically active manner by simply inputting urination information into this health management device without managing and recording the intake of salt contained in meals consumed on a daily basis. The amount of water discharged will be reduced and the body weight will be apparently increased.The diet will not only limit the amount of calories consumed and increase the calories consumed, but will also relate to the amount of salt consumed, that is, the seasoning. By disclosing information, it was possible to prevent the occurrence of a phenomenon in which the body weight did not decrease even though the calorie intake was suppressed.

According to the invention of claim 7, to achieve the diet target based on the output from the comparing means for comparing the daily target salt intake and the intake salt amount estimation result by the intake salt amount estimating means. By comprising means for providing a method for reducing intake salt content that discloses a method for realizing a reduction in intake salt content of
It was made possible to make it possible to disclose information on the intake salt amount, that is, seasoning, which is difficult to realize without knowledge about cooking, in a form that the subject can realize.

Further, according to the invention of claim 8, the intake salt content reduction method providing means provides a menu recipe and / or food data of a meal with a limited intake salt content,
It was made possible to make it possible to disclose information on the intake salt amount, that is, seasoning, which is difficult to realize without knowledge about cooking, in a form that the subject can realize.

  According to the present invention, there is an effect that the restriction of calorie intake and increase in calorie consumption performed by a subject who wants to measure a diet can be obtained as maximum weight loss.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the health management apparatus of the present invention.
Using the input means B101, the user inputs personal information storage means B102 for gender, age, weight, etc., lifestyle information storage means B103 for daily sleeping hours, etc., and target salinity storage means B104 for target salinity. Even if the salinity data is directly input to the salinity data storage means B105 as the intake or excretion salinity from the input means B101, the salinity excretion amount calculation means B108 obtained by the results of the salinity concentration measurement means B106 and the urine output measurement means B107. May be input to the salt content data storage means B105. It is input to the salinity estimation means B109 together with the data of the lifestyle information storage means B103. The result of the salinity estimation means B109 is compared with the result of the target salinity storage means B104 by the comparison means B110, and a difference is calculated. Weight storage means B111 for storing actual weight measurement results and weight loss schedule storage means B112 are also input to comparison means B110, and their tendencies are compared and calculated. The advice information storage unit B113 stores health information related to the amount of salt content and guide information for reduction, which is read by the advice information control unit B114 based on the result of the comparison unit B110. The salt content reduction method providing means B115 provides information to be selected by the user such as the provision of a meal recipe or the ingredients themselves, and the result is disclosed to the user in the form of an image or a paper by the display means B116. It is like that.

  An embodiment of a desktop type health management apparatus will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. The input means is the operation / display unit 105, and the personal information input means is also input by operation switches not specifically shown. It is assumed that the sleep time input unit 110 is a lifestyle information storage unit, and the target salt amount storage unit stores a standard intake salt amount of 7 g / day, but an operation switch not particularly shown It may be changeable. The salinity concentration measuring means has a sensing means 102, the urine output measuring means has an electronic balance structure for measuring the weight of the urine receiving container 101, and the salt excretion amount calculating means resulting from both results is incorporated into the main body 101. The salinity estimation means estimates the salt intake by a method described later by the sequential mode input switch 108 that senses all urine excreted in one day or the estimation mode input switch 109. The comparison means, the weight storage means, the weight loss storage means, the advice information storage means, the advice information control means, and the salt content control method providing means are incorporated in the control unit built in the main body 101, and the display means is the display unit 106. It corresponds to.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a desktop type health care apparatus embodying the present invention.
The urine receiving container 100 is disposed on the main body 101. Urine collected by the urine collection cup is placed in the urine receiving container 100. Below the urine receiving container, an electronic balance structure is provided in the main body, and the amount of urine is converted from the weight of urine. The sensing means 102 provided at the bottom measures the sodium concentration in the input urine 104. The sodium concentration is measured by an electrode having an ion selective membrane. By measuring the urine volume and sodium ion concentration, the actual amount of excreted sodium contained in the urine 104 that has been input is calculated. The operation / display unit 105 is operated by an operation method described later.

  FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the operation display unit of the desktop type health care apparatus embodying the present invention. The display unit 106 is a liquid crystal panel, and displays the date and time except during measurement. The time adjustment unit 107 is a part that adjusts the date and time by a forward / back operation with the changeover switch. In the sequential mode, all excreted urine is input, and each time the urine collected by the urine collection cup is put into the urine receiving container, the input switch 108 is pressed to measure the urine volume and sodium concentration. In the estimation mode, only urine is input when waking up (first morning), and the input switch 109 is pressed to measure the urine volume and sodium concentration. At the same time, the estimation operation can be performed by pressing the forward / back switch of the sleep time input unit 110. In this example, the estimation mode is an example in which sleep time is input and urine is used when waking up (first morning). However, the amount of salt excretion is a predetermined time zone that focuses on the effect of hormone secretion that the afternoon during the day increases. A method using urine may be used.

  Measure the amount of sodium excreted in the excreted urine, estimate the amount of salt intake by the method described below, and the information necessary for diet realization from the result of comparison of salt intake compared by the method described later Is disclosed from the display unit 106.

  Naturally, it is inevitable to clean the urine receiving container, and the processing of the urine collection cup is troublesome. After FIG. 3, an embodiment will be described in which a toilet that is a facility instrument is used to eliminate the labor of a diet applicant.

  An embodiment in which a health management device is incorporated in a toilet bowl, which is a household appliance, will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. The input means is the urine component measuring unit remote controller 52, and the personal information input means is similarly input by an operation switch not shown. However, the lifestyle information storage means and the target salt content storage means are also input from the urine component measuring unit remote controller 52. The salinity concentration measuring means is a sensing means incorporated in the urine component measuring unit 4 or the urine collector 61, and the urine volume measuring means is sensed by the changing behavior of the stored water 13. The salt excretion amount calculation means based on both results is incorporated in the control unit 5. The salinity estimation means uses the urine component measuring unit remote controller 52 to estimate the salt intake by the method described later, in the sequential mode in which all urine excreted in a day is sensed or in the estimation mode. Yes. The comparison means, the weight storage means, the weight loss storage means, the advice information storage means, the advice information control means, and the salt content control method providing means are incorporated in the control unit 5, and the display means is the urine component measurement unit remote controller 52 and the printer. 53.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a health care apparatus incorporating the present invention.
First, the configuration of the health management device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The toilet unit 1 includes a Western-style toilet 11, a toilet seat device body 2 in which a toilet seat 21 and a toilet lid 22 are pivotably locked, a mechanism unit cabinet 3 including a urine component measuring unit 4 and a control unit 5; The urine collecting device 6 is attached to the rim surface 14 which is the upper surface of the Western-style toilet 11. Inside the Western-style toilet 11, a ball surface 12 for storing a stored water 13 for receiving a user's excrement is configured. The toilet seat main body 2 and the toilet seat 21 are in contact with each other above the urine collection device 6. The stored water 13 communicates with a sewage pipe (not shown) through a trap portion 15. At the bottom of the ball surface 12, a jet water discharge nozzle 7 that directs the water discharge direction toward the trap portion 15 is configured. The water discharged from the jet water discharge nozzle 7 generates a negative pressure in the trap portion 15, and the accumulated water 13 is sent to the sewage pipe together with the excrement of the user by a siphon phenomenon generated by the negative pressure.

  The urine collecting device 6 disposed above the rim surface 14 includes a urine collecting device 61 for collecting a user's urine, a urine collecting arm 62 for rotating the inside of the ball surface 12, and a urine collecting unit 60 for performing a driving operation. ing. Inside the urine collection device 6, a piping member for sending to the urine component measurement unit 4 or returning the waste liquid to the stored water 13 to perform qualitative / quantitative measurement of the specific component contained in the excreted urine, mechanism Control wiring for operating the unit is incorporated. In this example, the example in which the urine component measurement unit 4 is built in the mechanism unit cabinet 3 is shown, but the urine component measurement unit 4 may be implemented in the urine collector 61. The specific component targeted in the present invention is the salt content calculated by the electrolyte, particularly sodium ions, but it may be measured in the urine collector 6 together with an item such as urine temperature, or sensing depending on the structure and method of the sensor. The arrangement site | part of a means should just be selected suitably. For example, a method of measuring with an electrode having an ion selective membrane capable of measuring a specific component concentration is selected. The outer shell of the urine collecting device 6 can be further improved in cleanability if an antibacterial material is selected or water-repellent treatment is performed in consideration of contact with excrement and water.

  The outline of the urine collection device 6 is arranged with a notch in a part of the Western-style toilet 11. Since the outer size is almost the same as the outer silhouette, it does not interfere with the back of the user's lower limbs, and even if it is a toilet with a urine collection function, it does not interfere with the general toilet as long as it performs the toilet operation itself. This will not cause usability problems. Further, since the piping / laying member is disposed in the hollow portion of the Western-style toilet 11, the appearance of the trowel is not generated. In addition, since the urine component measuring unit 4 does not occupy the floor surface of the toilet, it is not necessary to move the urine component measuring unit 4 for each cleaning. The presence of the urine component measuring unit 4 not only reduces the space for the toilet but is easy to use, and is also effective for the hygiene of the toilet.

  A remote control device 50 is provided on the wall. Functions relating to sanitary washing of the user's local area are operated by the sanitary washing apparatus remote controller 51, and functions relating to urine component measurement for user health management are respectively operated by the urine component measuring part remote controller 52. Measurement results, data for lifestyle improvement, cooking recipes, food ordering forms, and the like are output by the printer 53 and can also be used for detailed confirmation elsewhere. In this example, the urine component measuring unit remote control 52 uses a large display board, and the operation including data transmission / reception via the Internet or the like is shown in the configuration in the toilet. However, the health management device measures urination information. A part related to data analysis and utilization may be performed by a personal computer in a room connected by a home LAN.

  In this embodiment, the urine excreted by the user is collected by the urine collecting device 6, the concentration of the specific component in the collected specimen is measured by the urine component measuring section 4, and the later-described embodiment in the Western-style toilet part 11 is used. Urine volume is measured. The actual excretion amount of the specific component obtained by multiplying the measured specific component concentration and the amount of urine, and other biological information such as body weight input to the remote scanning device 50 or transmitted from another device, Based on lifestyle information such as wake-up time, the component intake measurement device 39 incorporated in the control unit 5 similarly estimates the user's salt intake by the method of the embodiment described later, and relates to the diet that is the main focus of the present invention. The remote scanning device 50 can confirm and implement the disclosure of information to the user or the administrator and the action for improvement.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the entire health management apparatus of the present invention.
The stored water 13 in the Western-style toilet 11 is sealed with a trap portion 15 and then connected to a sewage pipe D through a drain socket 16. The piping / control wiring arranged in the hollow part of the Western-style toilet 11 is led to the mechanism unit cabinet 3 and connected to the urine component measuring device 4 and the control unit 5 respectively. The toilet seat device body 2 and the toilet seat 21 are in contact with the upper surface of the urine collection device 6. The inside of the urine collecting device 6 is in contact with the ball surface 12. The user's excrement that has dropped from the opening of the toilet seat 21 falls into the pooled water 13 inside the ball surface 12. What is necessary is just to prevent the invasion of excrement droplets between the Western-style toilet 11 and the urine collecting device 6 by a rubber packing or a sealing agent (not shown). Although the remote control device 50 is provided on the wall, the operability is good when the remote control device 50 is attached according to the tip position of the Western-style toilet 11. Further, if the toilet seat abutment surface of the urine collection device 6 is inclined at about 3 ° toward the center, the droplets easily return to the toilet bowl based on the effect of the water repellent treatment described above, and the toilet floor is hardly soiled.

Next, the urine volume measuring means using the toilet of the health management device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the toilet part of the health care apparatus of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the toilet unit 1 of the present invention includes a Western-style toilet 11 and various functional units 3-1 for operating the toilet unit 1. The Western-style toilet 11 includes a ball surface 12, a rim water discharge nozzle 8 that discharges cleaning water, a trap portion 15 that seals the ball surface 12, and siphon phenomenon generating means that ejects cleaning water toward the trap portion 15. This is a Western-style toilet that performs a direct water pressure cleaning with a jet water discharge nozzle 7. Further, the toilet unit 1 is a drainage socket 16 connected to the trap portion 15 of the Western-style toilet 11 and a water supply valve that is attached to the Western-style toilet 11 and switches and supplies cleaning water supplied from city water. Water channel switching means 9. In the drain socket 16, an opening / closing means 28 for opening and closing a flow path as shown in a mechanism configuration described later is incorporated.

Since the Western-style toilet 11 and the drainage socket 16 are configured separately from each other, the construction of the Western-style toilet 11 is performed after first performing the operation of connecting the drainage socket 16 to the sewage pipe D during construction. For this reason, when constructing this system, construction can be performed in the same order as constructing a conventional Western-style toilet, so that construction work without errors of construction workers can be expected. The drain socket 16 requires an actuator such as an electric motor and a rubber member for sealing, so maintenance may occur. However, since the work can be performed separately from the Western-style toilet 11, the handling at the time of work is easy. .
In addition, when the Western-style toilet 11 and the drainage socket 16 are made into an integrated structure, since there are few connection parts in the field compared with the case where it makes a separate body, there also exists a surface that it is hard to generate | occur | produce a water leak accident.

  Moreover, the function part 3-1 has the pressure sensor 43 which is a water level measurement means which measures the hydrostatic pressure of the ball | bowl surface 12 bottom part. The functional unit 3-1 includes a water storage tank 24 and a pump 36 that pumps water in the water storage tank 24 and cleans a pipeline used for urination information measurement. Furthermore, the function unit 3-1 includes a first on-off valve 30, a second on-off valve 32, a third on-off valve 34, and a fourth on-off valve 26 that switch or open / close the water channel. Moreover, the function part 3-1 has the control part 5 which controls the water channel switching means 9 and each on-off valve. This control unit 5 determines the information of the urine volume calculation means 40 for calculating the urine volume or the urine flow rate based on the measurement value by the pressure sensor 43 and the specific component concentration contained in the urine sample collected by the urine collection device 6 described above. Implementation described below based on information of the urine component measuring unit 4 to be measured, other biological information such as weight input to the remote scanning device 50 or transmitted from other devices, and lifestyle information such as bedtime / wake-up time Estimate the amount of salt intake of the user by the method of the example, disclose information to the user or administrator regarding the diet that is the main focus of the present invention, and confirm and implement the action for improvement response with the remote scanning device 50 A component intake measuring device 39 is built in which can be made.

An outlet side end portion of the trap portion 15 is connected to the sewer pipe D through a drain socket 16. The rim water discharge nozzle 8 is configured to discharge cleaning water in the tangential direction of the rim from the upper part of the ball surface 12 to clean the wall surface of the ball surface 12. The jet water discharge nozzle 7 is configured to eject cleaning water from the bottom of the ball surface 12 toward the trap portion 15 and induce a siphon phenomenon in the trap portion 15.
The water channel switching means 9 is configured to alternately discharge the wash water supplied from the city water from the rim water discharge nozzle 8 and the jet water discharge nozzle 7 in accordance with a control signal from the control unit 5.

  The pressure sensor 43 is configured to measure the hydrostatic pressure at the bottom of the ball surface 12 guided by the pressure guiding pipe 42 communicating with the jet water discharge nozzle 7. As shown in FIG. 3, the pressure guiding pipe 42 communicating with the jet water discharge nozzle 7 is connected to the pressure sensor 42 via the third on-off valve 34. Further, the third on-off valve 34 is configured to be opened when the control unit 5 performs the water level measurement by the pressure sensor 42 and is closed when the water level measurement is not performed.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, a fourth on-off valve 26 is provided between the city water and the water storage tank 24. When the fourth on-off valve 26 communicates, the city water is guided to the water storage tank 24. A branch path 29 is provided between the water path switching means 9 and the rim water spouting nozzle 8. When the first on-off valve 30 is closed, the city water is directly discharged from the water channel switching means 9 to the rim water discharge nozzle 8.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the water storage tank 24 has a double structure in which the washing tank 24a surrounds the reservoir tank 24b which is a water level setting means, and the water overflowing from the reservoir tank 24b flows into the washing tank 24a. It is supposed to be. An outlet pipe 24d is connected to the bottom of the reservoir tank 24b, and water in the reservoir tank 24b is discharged from the rim spouting nozzle 8 through the first on-off valve 30 connected to the outlet pipe 24d. It is like that.

  Further, the cleaning tank 24a is configured such that water supplied from the water supply pipe 24c into the stored water tank 24b and overflowed from the stored water tank 24b flows into the cleaning tank 24a. Since the outlet gap is secured between the water supply pipe 24c and the reservoir tank 24b, even if the reservoir water 13 flows backward, it does not communicate with city water, and there is no problem in terms of hygiene. For this reason, the amount of water stored in the stored water tank 24b is determined by the volume of the stored water tank 24b, and a certain amount of water is stored in the stored water tank 24b. Further, an overflow pipe 24e is connected to the cleaning tank 24a. The overflow pipe 24e is connected to the drain socket 16 via the trap pipe 25. As a result, in the unlikely event that the water supply to the water storage tank 24b is not stopped due to a malfunction or the like, the water in the cleaning tank 24a is discharged to the drain socket 16 to prevent the water from overflowing from the cleaning tank 24a. Yes. Since the overflow pipe 24e is connected to the drain socket 16 via the trap pipe 25, the odor in the sewage pipe does not leak to the atmosphere through the overflow pipe 24e.

  Further, an outflow pipe 24f is connected to the bottom of the cleaning tank 24a. The outflow pipe 24 f is connected to the pressure guiding pipe 42 via the pump 36 and the second on-off valve 32. Therefore, when the pump 36 is operated with the second opening / closing valve 32 opened, the water in the cleaning tank 24 a flows into the pressure guiding pipe 42.

  The control unit 5 is configured to send a control signal to the water channel switching means 9 and each on-off valve to execute the washing function and the urination information measurement function of the Western-style toilet 11. The urine volume calculating means 40 built in the control unit 5 is configured to calculate the user's urine output by determining the water level in the ball surface 12 based on the pressure measured by the pressure sensor 43. Yes. The control unit 5 and the urine volume calculating means 40 can be configured by a microprocessor (not shown) and a memory (not shown) storing a program for operating the microprocessor.

Next, the operation of the toilet unit 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a graph showing the operation of the toilet unit 1 in time series.
As shown in FIG. 6, at the time of standby, the water level of the accumulated water 13 in the ball surface 12 of the toilet unit 1 is the start water level indicated by Y in FIG. (Not shown) is displayed as “measurable”. In the present embodiment, the start water level Y is set approximately 18 mm below the overflow water level H and approximately 50 mm above the break water level at which the sealed water in the trap portion 15 is broken. Next, when the user of the toilet unit 1 operates a predetermined activation means (not shown) such as an operation / display unit (not shown) preparation switch or ID card insertion for personal authentication, The display on the display unit (not shown) is “in preparation”. At the same time, the control unit 5 sends a control signal to the second on-off valve 34. Thereby, the pressure guiding tube 42 and the pressure sensor 43 are communicated with each other. Moreover, the control part 5 sends a control signal to the pressure sensor 43, and operates these.

  The control unit 5 sends a control signal to the opening / closing means 28 built in the drain socket 16 to close the flow path. Even if the flow path is opened during standby and the urination information measurement is not performed, even if a bucket of water flows through the toilet bowl, consideration is given to preventing overflow of sewage. By closing the flow path in accordance with the user's intention to start the measurement, the pressure fluctuation generated in the flow of water originating from other equipment generated in the sewage pipe D is not transmitted to the water level of the stored water 13. It becomes like this.

The state of the opening / closing means 28 during standby may be in a closed state in addition to the above-described open state. In the case where the toilet is not such that a sufficient amount of water can be secured in accordance with the Building Standard Act construction order as in this example, the opening / closing means 28 is in an open state. In addition, monitor the pressure in the sewage pipe so that it does not run out even if pressure fluctuations occur in the sewage pipe, and replenish water if necessary. If the system is adopted so that the accumulated water does not run out, it is recommended to open the opening / closing means 28 during standby. However, it is recommended that the opening and closing means 28 be closed during standby if the height of the accumulated water cannot be secured sufficiently and there is a concern about odors in the sewage pipes or sanitary pests entering the toilet. In the case of flowing the bucket water, if the opening / closing means 28 is opened by the output of the pressure sensor 43 or the output of a human body detection sensor for detecting the presence of a user near the toilet, Overflow can be prevented.
Since the opening / closing means 28 is closed at least during measurement, the water level of the stored water 13 does not fluctuate due to pressure fluctuations in the sewage pipe.

  When a predetermined time elapses, the display on the operation / display unit (not shown) changes to “under measurement”. After the display changes to “measuring”, the user urinates to the ball 6. When the user urinates, the water level in the ball surface 12 rises as shown in FIG. When the pressure change measured by the pressure sensor 43 disappears or the user operates a urination end switch (not shown) of the operation / display unit (not shown), the control unit 5 finishes urination of the user. The calculation of the user's urine output is started. The urine volume calculation means 40 built in the control unit 5 calculates the urine volume of the user based on the pressure measured by the pressure sensor 43.

  Simultaneously with the start of calculating the amount of urination, the control unit 5 sends a control signal to the pressure sensor 43, turns it off, sends a control signal to the third on-off valve 34, and closes it. In addition, the control unit 5 sends a control signal to the opening / closing means 28 built in the drain socket 16 to open the flow path so that the excreted waste can be discharged to the sewage pipe D.

  Further, the control unit 5 opens the second on-off valve 32 and operates the pump 36. As a result, water in the cleaning tank 24a is discharged from the jet water discharge nozzle 7 through the pump 36, the second on-off valve 32, and the pressure guiding pipe 42, and these paths are cleaned. In addition, washing | cleaning of these piping path | routes which contacted urine may be performed for every measurement, or may be performed for every predetermined measurement frequency or every predetermined time. As described above, when the cleaning is not performed every time, the total time required for one measurement can be shortened.

  After the urination information measurement is completed, when the user operates a toilet cleaning switch (not shown) of the operation / display unit (not shown), the display on the operation / display unit changes to “in preparation”. At the same time, the control unit 5 sends a control signal to the water channel switching means 9 to discharge water from the rim water discharge nozzle 8 for a predetermined time, and the water level in the ball surface 12 rises to the overflow water level H as shown in FIG. To do. Next, the control unit 5 stops water discharge from the rim water discharge nozzle 8 and discharges water from the jet water discharge nozzle 7. Due to water discharge from the jet water discharge nozzle 7, a siphon phenomenon occurs, the water stored in the ball surface 12 is sucked into the trap portion 15, and the amount of water stored in the ball surface 12 becomes an empty water level X that is substantially zero.

  After performing the jet water discharge for a predetermined time, the control unit 5 stops the jet water discharge. At the same time, the control unit 5 sends a control signal to the first on-off valve 30 to release it, and a predetermined amount of water stored in the reservoir tank 24b is supplied to the first on-off valve 30 and the rim water spouting nozzle 8. To discharge water into the ball surface 12. When the first on-off valve 30 is opened for a predetermined time, all the water in the reservoir tank 24b flows into the ball surface 12. Here, since the amount of water stored in the ball surface 12 before water supply from the water storage tank 24b is almost zero air level X, all the water in the water storage tank 24b in which a predetermined amount of water has been stored is stored in the ball. The amount of accumulated water in the ball surface 12 after flowing into the surface 12 is always substantially constant, and the water level at this time becomes the predetermined start water level Y. Accordingly, the reservoir tank 24b functions as a water level setting means.

  When all the water in the reservoir tank 24 b flows into the ball surface 12, the control unit 5 closes the first on-off valve 30. At the same time, the control unit 5 sends a control signal to the fourth on-off valve 26 to cause the city water to communicate with the water storage tank 24. As a result, the city water passes through the fourth on-off valve 26 and flows into the water storage tank 24b that has been emptied. When water flows into the reservoir tank 24b, the water level in the reservoir tank 24b rises. When the reservoir tank 24b is full, the water overflows from the reservoir tank 24b and flows into the cleaning tank 24a. When the water level of the cleaning tank 24a rises and reaches a predetermined water level, the control unit 5 stops water supply from the fourth on-off valve 26. When the water supply from the fourth on-off valve 26 stops, the display on the operation / display unit (not shown) changes to “measurable”, and the toilet unit 1 returns to the standby state.

  If the water supply is not stopped even if the water level of the cleaning tank 24a reaches a predetermined water level, the water in the cleaning tank 24a is drained to the drain socket 16 via the trap pipe 25. Water is prevented from overflowing from the cleaning tank 24a.

  FIG. 8 shows the operation when the toilet unit 1 of the present embodiment is used not for urination information measurement but for stool use. In this case, after a user presses a stool use switch (not shown) of an operation / display unit (not shown), or a predetermined activation means such as a preparation switch or insertion of an ID card for personal authentication ( It is a case where it sat down without operating (not shown). When recognizing that the purpose is to excrete stool instead of measuring the amount of urine, the control unit 5 supplies the rim water from the rim water spouting nozzle 8, and sets the water level in the ball surface 12 to the overflow water level H. To rise. Since the rim water supply is performed at a flow rate of about 20 L / min, in this embodiment in which the total amount of stored water is 2 to 3 L at the overflow water level H, the time required for raising the water level to the overflow water level H is about It is within 10 seconds, and the user's usability is not deteriorated. Moreover, by raising the water level to the overflow water level H, a sufficient water storage area can be secured, and a siphon phenomenon due to jet water discharge can be effectively generated.

Next, measurement of urine volume by the pressure sensor 43 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 9 is a graph showing an example of the relationship between the water level of the ball surface 12 and the amount of water accumulated in the ball surface 12. The pressure sensor 43 is configured to measure the pressure transmitted by the pressure guiding tube 42 communicated with the jet water discharge nozzle 7 provided at the bottom of the ball surface 12, and the pressure measured by the pressure sensor 43 is It is proportional to the water level of the ball surface 12. The urine volume calculating means 40 built in the control unit 5 stores in advance the relationship between the water level and the amount of accumulated water, as shown in FIG. The urine volume calculating means 40 obtains the stored water level Z after urination of the user from the measured pressure of the pressure sensor 43 after the user has finished urinating. Next, the urine volume calculation means 40 calculates the amount of water stored in the ball surface 12 at the water level Z, based on the stored relationship between the water level and the amount of water stored. The amount of urine of the user is calculated by subtracting the amount of water stored at the start water level Y before urination, which is preset and known, from the amount of retained water after urination.

  Similarly, the urine volume calculating means 40 calculates the urine flow rate, which is the urine volume per unit time, by measuring the water level change during the urination of the user every moment. The relationship between the water level or pressure measurement value and the amount of stored water may be stored in advance in the urine volume calculating means 40 as a design value. However, in a general toilet made of ceramics, each product is individually stored. Since there is a difference, it is also possible to configure the urine volume calculation means 40 to learn and store the relationship between the water level or the measured pressure value and the amount of stored water by putting a predetermined water volume into the ball surface 12 at the construction site. .

  Next, with reference to FIG. 10, the influence of the water level of the stored water 13 and the pressure fluctuation in the sewage pipe D will be described. The case where the opening / closing means 28 incorporated in the drain socket 16 is not operated will be described. FIG. 9A is a diagram showing the water level in the ball 6 and the trap portion 8 when the pressure in the sewer pipe is equal to the atmospheric pressure, and FIG. 9B is a diagram in which the pressure in the sewer pipe is (c) ) Is a diagram showing the water level in the case of positive pressure. As shown in FIG. 9A, when the pressure in the sewer pipe is equal to the atmospheric pressure, the water level in the ball surface 12 and the water level in the trap portion 15 are equal, so the water level is determined from the pressure measurement value of the pressure sensor 43. By obtaining it, the urine volume can be calculated with high accuracy. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9B, when the pressure in the sewage pipe becomes negative, the accumulated water in the trap section 15 is sucked toward the sewage pipe, so that the water level in the trap section 15 rises. Then, the water level in the ball surface 12 falls. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9C, when the pressure in the sewer pipe becomes positive, the accumulated water in the trap portion 15 is pushed, the water level in the trap portion 15 is lowered, and the water level in the ball surface 12 is changed. To rise. In the case of FIG. 9B or 9C, if the water level is obtained directly from the pressure measurement value of the pressure sensor 43 and the amount of accumulated water is calculated, an error occurs in the calculated amount of accumulated water. In this embodiment, since the pressure fluctuation in the sewage pipe D is not transmitted to the stored water 13, the measurement is always performed in the state of FIG.

The operation of the salinity estimation means will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart for showing a configuration of the component intake measuring device of the present invention. The basic configuration consists of three components: an input unit, a calculation unit, and an output unit. The input unit inputs a urine volume Vw when a human urinates after wake-up and a specific component concentration Cw when urinate after wake-up. The measurement value is not limited to being manually input. Each shows urine volume measuring means and salinity concentration measuring means, and as an example of the measurement method, the urine volume measured by the above-mentioned desktop type or the urine volume excreted in the above-mentioned Western-style toilet is also used by the urine volume calculating means. The result of the calculated urine volume and the result of the specific component concentration obtained by measuring the sample collected by the urine collection device with the urine component measurement unit are input. The salt excretion amount is calculated by the salt excretion amount calculating means by the urine output measuring means and the salt concentration measuring means.

Next, an elapsed time tw from the time of urination before going to bed to the time of urination after wake-up is input. This is an input to the lifestyle information storage means. The calculation unit inputs the urine volume Vw when urinating after waking up, the specific component concentration Cw when urinating after waking up, the elapsed time tw, and the urination during the i-th bedtime when there are n times of urination during bedtime Based on the information on the amount Vi and the specific component concentration Ci during the i-th bedtime, the following calculation is performed. The specific component discharge amount Qw after waking up is calculated by multiplying the urine volume Vw when urinating after waking up and the specific component concentration Cw when urinating after waking up, and the specific component excretion amount Qi during the i-th bedtime during bedtime is , The amount of urination during the i-th bedtime is multiplied by the specific component concentration Ci during the i-th bedtime. When the number of urinations during bedtime is n times, the specific component discharge amount Qi is calculated as the total sum up to n times.

When described in numerical formulas, the specific component excretion amount Qw after waking up is expressed by “Formula 1” when the urine amount Vw after waking up and the specific component concentration Cw when urinating after waking up are obtained.

Further, the specific component discharge amount Qi during the i-th bedtime when the number of urinations is n times during the bedtime is the i-th bedtime urination amount Vi and the specific component concentration Ci during the i-th bedtime. It is expressed by “Formula 2”.

The added specific component excretion amount Qt is expressed by “Expression 3” when the specific component excretion amount Qw after waking up and the specific component discharge amount Qi during the i-th bedtime when the number of urinations is n times during the bedtime. .

The added specific component excretion amount Qt is calculated as a converted specific component excretion amount Qs converted into a specified time equivalent based on a ratio of the elapsed time tw and a preset specified time ts. The specified time ts is an average sleeping time range for humans, and is suitably 6 to 10 hours, preferably 8 hours. The converted specific component excretion amount Qs is expressed by “Equation 4” where the added specific component excretion amount Qt, the elapsed time tw from the urination time before going to bed to the urination time of the wake-up urine, and the reference time ts.

The converted specific component excretion amount Qs is calculated by a predetermined correlation formula with the daily specific component intake amount Qin. For example, the daily specific component intake Qin can be expressed by the following “Equation 5”.

However, A and B are constants of 1 ≦ A ≦ 5 and 0 ≦ B ≦ 6. Moreover, the correlation formula of Formula 5 can also be expressed by a logarithm or a high-order function.

The output unit displays the daily specific component intake Qin obtained by the calculation unit. The display form can take various forms that are usually performed, such as displaying only the measurement results of that time, displaying the measurement data traced back in the past, or displaying it in a graph. . Further, the specific component excretion amount Qw and the added specific component excretion amount Qt, which are basic data used for the calculation, and various personal information of the user may be displayed together. The entire process described above is an operation algorithm of the salinity estimation means when urine is used when waking up (first morning). These values may be disclosed by the display means together with various information related to diet realization described later.

For example, the bedtime is 11:00, the rising time is 6 o'clock, the urine volume Vw when urinating after waking up is 300 mL, the salinity concentration Cw is 5,000 mg / L as the specific components when urinating after waking up, the specified time ts is 8 hours, The number of urinations during the bedtime is one, the urine volume V1 during the first bedtime is 200 mL, and the salt concentration C1 is 4,000 mg / L as a specific component during the first bedtime. The elapsed time tw is 7 hours because it is the difference between the bedtime and the wake-up time. From the above conditions, the added specific component excretion amount Qt (salt content) is expressed by “Formula 6” using Formulas 1 to 3.

Next, the converted specific component excretion amount Qs (salt content) is calculated using “Formula 7”.

The daily specific component intake Qin (salt content) is calculated using “Formula 5”. Here, if the constants A and B are 3.6 and 2.0, respectively, the daily specific component intake Qin (salt content) can be calculated by “Formula 8”.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart for illustrating the configuration of the component intake measurement device of the present invention. The basic configuration consists of three components: an input unit, a calculation unit, and an output unit. Here, for convenience of the following description, an estimation calculation unit, which will be described later, of the calculation units has a configuration in which a plurality of examples are compared and written together.

An input part consists of a time measurement part and an excretion part measurement part. As a preparation for measurement, the time measurement unit sets the date and time, and then inputs the user's life rhythm to set the pre-sleep time zone, the sleep time zone, and the wake-up time zone. As an example of the assumed time zone, the time zone before going to bed is from 9 pm to 2 am, the bed time is from 2 am to 4 am, and the wake-up time zone is from 4 am to 10 am. In addition, although this input is described by one person, in the case of using a plurality of persons, the setting of the pre-sleeping time zone, the sleeping time zone setting, and the wake-up time zone is performed for each individual. The aforementioned operation is one embodiment of the lifestyle habit information storage means.

The user detection of the excrement measuring unit includes individual recognition of the target person by radio recognition and card authentication using individual switches and RFID tags. The above-described operation is cooperation with the personal storage means by the input means, and personal information such as gender, age, and weight may be read out with the personal recognition information in order to compare with the following measurement results.

Next, the subject's urination time, urination volume and specific component concentration are input. For example, the urination time may be automatic in conjunction with user detection, or the urination time may be manually input. As the urine volume, the urine volume excreted in the aforementioned Western-style toilet 11 is calculated by the urine volume calculating means 40. As the specific component concentration, the result obtained by measuring the sample collected by the urine collecting device 6 by the urine component measuring unit 4 is input. The The urination amount measuring means and the salinity concentration measuring means are respectively shown, and the salinity excretion amount is calculated by the salinity excretion amount calculating means by the urine output measuring means and the salinity concentration measuring means.

The input urination time is divided into a pre-sleep time zone, a sleep time zone, a wake-up time zone, and other time zones. As an example of the time zone, if the pre-sleeping time zone is from 9 pm to 2 am, the sleeping time zone is from 2 am to 4 am, and the wake-up time zone is from 4 am to 10 am, the urination time is 11 pm When the urination amount and the specific component concentration are input at this time, it is stored as data of the time zone before going to bed. Further, when the urination time is 3:00 am and the urination amount and the specific component concentration are input, it is stored as one data of the bedtime. In addition, when the urination time is 6:00 am and the urination amount and the specific component concentration are input after the user detection, the urination time is stored as the data of the wake-up time zone. In the case of the wake-up time zone, the elapsed time tw is calculated. The elapsed time tw is calculated by the difference between the last urination time input during the bedtime and the first urination time input during the wake-up time period.

The calculation unit includes a simple calculation unit and an estimation calculation unit. The simple calculation unit calculates the specific component excretion amount Qw after waking up and the specific component excretion amount Qi during the bedtime, and calculates an added specific component excretion amount Qt obtained by adding them together. It should be noted that the specific component excretion amount Qw after waking up and the specific component excretion amount Qi during bedtime are calculated by multiplying the amount of urination and the specific component concentration in the bedtime and waking hours, respectively. The calculated added specific component excretion amount Qt calculates a converted specific component excretion amount Qs converted into a specified time equivalent based on a ratio between the elapsed time tw calculated by the input unit and a preset specified time ts. The specified time ts is an average sleeping time range for humans, and is suitably 6 to 10 hours, preferably 8 hours.

The estimation calculation unit calculates the daily specific component intake amount Qin or the average daily specific component intake amount Qin from the converted specific component excretion amount Qs. The calculation can be directly performed by, for example, the correlation formula of “Formula 5” based on the correlation between the converted specific component excretion amount Qs obtained in advance and the daily specific component intake amount Qin (calculation A).

In addition, as another daily specific component intake Qin calculation method, the correlation between the converted specific component excretion amount Qs and the daily specific component excretion amount Qout for excretion of the specific component per day is used. Even if the specific component excretion amount Qout is calculated, and the daily specific component excretion amount Qin is calculated based on the correlation between the daily specific component excretion amount Qout and the daily specific component intake amount Qin that ingests the specific component per day Good (calculation B).

As another daily specific component intake Qin calculation method, an average converted specific component excretion amount Qs obtained by averaging the daily conversion average of the converted specific component excretion amount Qs, and an average daily specification obtained by daily moving average of the daily specific component intake amount From the correlation with the component intake amount Qin, the average daily specific component intake amount Qin for ingesting the specific component per day from the average converted specific component excretion amount Qs may be directly obtained (calculation D).

  Also, the correlation between the average converted specific component excretion amount Qs and the daily specific component excretion amount Qout and the average daily specific component excretion amount Qout obtained by daily moving average, and the average daily specific component excretion amount Qout and daily specific component intake The average daily specific component excretion amount Qout is calculated from the average converted specific component excretion amount Qs based on the correlation with the average daily specific component intake amount Qin obtained by daily moving average of the amount Qin, and the average daily specific component excretion amount Qout is calculated. You may obtain | require the average daily specific component intake Qin ingested in one day (calculation C).

  The human body does not immediately affect the excretion as it is ingested, but has a characteristic of gradually responding, and the accuracy is improved by the daily averaging process. The entire process described above is an operation algorithm of the salinity estimation means when urine is used when waking up (first morning). These values may be disclosed by the display means together with various information related to diet realization described later.

FIG. 13 illustrates the daily moving average process for 3 days. The average converted specific component excretion amount Qs is defined as the average of 3 days including the conversion of the specific component excretion amount Qs on a certain day as 0 day and the addition of 2 days retroactively. Similarly, the average of 3 days including the daily specific component intake Qin corresponding to the converted specific component excretion amount Qs on day 0 and the 2 days preceding it is the average daily specific component on day 0 It is intake Qin. The average daily specific component intake Qin is calculated from the correlation between the average converted specific component excretion amount Qs on day 0 and the average daily specific component intake amount Qin.

Further, as another method for calculating the daily specific component intake Qin, there is a method for calculating the daily specific component intake Qin from the converted specific component excretion amount Qs after 1 to 2 days. It is clear that there is a time lag between intake and excretion, and taking into account the lag, the daily specific component intake Qin becomes even more accurate. Furthermore, the human body does not immediately affect excretion as it is consumed, but the daily moving average and the time gap between ingestion and excretion are particularly combined due to the characteristics of gradually responding. preferable. Therefore, it is particularly preferable that the average daily specific component intake Qin is calculated from the average daily specific component excretion Qs after 1 to 2 days.

The output unit includes a simple output unit and a progress output unit. The simple output unit displays the daily specific component intake Qin and the average daily specific component intake Qin calculated by the calculation unit. In addition, a result obtained by calculation such as the specific component excretion amount after waking up Qw and the added specific component excretion amount Qt which are basic data may be displayed. In addition, the progress output section displays a daily change display of the daily specific component intake Qin and the average daily specific component intake Qin for 1 week to 3 months or more, and advice on dietary habits for periods and situations beyond that Display on the screen. These values, together with various information on diet realization to be described later, are confirmed by checking daily trends in daily specific component intake Qin and average daily specific component intake Qin. When there is a tendency, it is displayed that the eating habits are not improved, and when there is a downward trend, it is disclosed that the eating habits related to low salt are improving. Disclosing such information to the user is a display means.

As information on diet, focusing on the sodium balance of body fluids, information on salt intake will be disclosed by the method described below, but as other dietary improvement methods obtained by electrolytes excreted from urine, specific ingredients There are sodium, potassium and calcium. Both are important ingredients listed in the intake target value of healthy Japan 21. In particular, sodium and potassium are closely related to hypertension, which is said to be a lifestyle-related disease. Here, sodium is often expressed as so-called salinity converted to sodium chloride, and is preferable as an intake notation.

Currently, the average Japanese intake of salt and potassium is 13.5 g and 2.5 g, respectively, and the target intake for healthy Japan 21 is less than 10 g of salinity and 3.5 g or more of potassium. For this reason, there is a need to improve both specific components at present. For example, if the intake is 15 g of salt and 5 g of potassium, “Intake of excessive salt” is displayed, or if potassium is 1 g, an indicator such as “Insufficient intake of vegetables and fruits” should be presented. Therefore, it is possible to easily determine whether or not there is a need for dietary improvement.

FIG. 14 shows the correlation coefficient calculation using the actual measurement data for the daily specific component intake Qin (salt content) and the converted specific component excretion amount Qs (salt content) in the urine salt, with the daily moving average days from 1 to 5 days. It is an example. Note that one day of the moving average number of days represents that the moving average is not performed. The abscissa indicates the number of days of excretion since the intake day is defined as 0 days. For example, +1 day is the correlation between the intake amount on the 0th day and the excretion amount after 1 day. The +1 day on the horizontal axis is the top, and the improvement of the correlation coefficient is obvious with the moving average days. Regarding the daily potassium intake Qin and the converted potassium excretion amount Qs for potassium, which is another specific component, the daily moving average days have the same tendency, but the excretion elapsed days are highly correlated with +2 days later. ing.

FIG. 15 shows a daily comparison of the estimated value of the average daily specific component intake Qin (salinity) based on the average converted specific component excretion amount Qs (salinity) based on the actual measurement data and the actual measurement value as an example of the present invention. The excretion date is +1 day after the intake date. The average daily specific component intake Qin was calculated from the correlation between the average converted specific component excretion amount Qs (salt content) and the average daily specific component intake Qin (salt content) in FIG.

As is apparent from FIG. 15, the average daily specific component intake Qin (salt content) closely follows between the estimated value and the actually measured value, and can be said to reflect the actual intake situation.

FIG. 16 is a graph showing an example of a change in body weight when the intake calorie and the salt intake are restricted as an example of the present invention.
A healthy Japanese male who is sex male, age 42 years, height 161 cm, weight 63 kg, has a calorie intake of 1500 kcal and activity metabolism is a daily work, and the intake salt content is changed from 6 g → 10 g → 6 g. It is a case of time. The basal metabolic rate of this one is estimated to be 1450 kcal and the active metabolic rate is estimated to be 435 kcal. Therefore, when the calorie intake is limited to 1500 kcal, the body weight should decrease. According to the conventional general idea, the weight should change uniformly, but it was confirmed that the increase in the intake salt amount stopped the weight loss. At the same time, it has been confirmed that the amount of urine decreases, and when the intake of salt is increased, the whole body fluid concentration is constant, so the amount of urine decreases, and it can be estimated that weight loss has stopped apparently. The present invention focuses on this, and by disclosing the necessity of limiting salt intake when salt intake is high, eliminating the suspicion that body weight is not reduced even though intake calories are limited, and successful dieting Is to encourage. Note that the estimated salt intake based only on wake-up urine (morning first urine) estimated by the method shown in FIGS. 11 to 14 and the actual salt intake are superimposed on the same graph, but are estimated following the fluctuation. I can confirm that I can do it.

FIG. 17 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.
People who want to lose weight or lose weight generally limit calorie intake and increase calorie consumption. In addition, the intake amount of salt is estimated by the health management device of the present invention, and daily meals are performed while checking whether the amount of intake salt is appropriate. In addition to confirming the effect of weight loss over time, the present invention is characterized by a specific meal realization method. The first embodiment guides the necessity of intake restriction relative to the level of estimated salt intake. It is said that the current average Japanese take 13.5g of salt per day, but if you expect a diet effect, it is recommended to have a salt intake of about 5g per day. . Store in the advice information storage means that 5g or less is optimal, 5-7g is optimal, 7-10g is a little lighter, and 10g or more is too thick for the intake salt content, Based on the result of the comparison means, the advice information control means reads and guides the user using the display means. The second embodiment discloses a meal recipe. When the amount of salt is limited, it is necessary for the seasoning of cooking to feel tasty, sour, and flavorful. Therefore, it indicates to the cooker what kind of cooking is recommended. The guide message for the intake salt content mentioned above is the same, but there is a limit to the capacity that can be stored in the storage means of the health management device. A method is also conceivable. The third embodiment provides a finished food material. If you expect a diet effect, of course, limiting calorie intake is also essential. Expert knowledge is indispensable for accurate calorie calculation, so it is connected to the provider of finished meals via an information transmission medium such as the Internet so that meal arrangements can be made as needed from the health management device. The health care device may be completed with this toilet device, but it may be a system including a personal computer that can transmit information with other biological information measuring devices such as a weight scale, body fat scale, and blood pressure meter. Good.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart (1) showing an embodiment of the present invention.
Step S100 is a step of making a decision to diet using the health management apparatus. S101 is a step of measuring the initial weight as the current value. Step S102 is a step of confirming the diet plan. For dieting, it is necessary to set a calorie intake and exercise calorie amount relative to personal information such as height, weight, age, sex, and activity level, and to establish a clear vision until the target weight is reduced. It is effective. An excessive diet can cause rebounds, so a reasonable diet plan should be used. In addition, this plan is not only performed by the person himself, but also assumes that the housewife in the home will manage her husband's diet as a management target. S103 is a step of calculating an intake calorie amount and an exercise calorie amount to be compared with the personal information from the information. S104 is a step in which the weight loss target over time is shown in a graph, and it is recommended to clearly memorize an event that is considered to be a diet, such as a plan to go to a sea bath, for example. S105 is a step for re-recognizing completion of this plan. Next, an exercise method example for realizing calorie consumption is disclosed in step S106, and a guide meal menu is disclosed as a meal method in step S107. In general, the calorie intake is often much less than what you normally eat, so it needs to be considered. S108 is a step of confirming whether to perform the meal management method by yourself or to use a business. When it is selected that only the user himself / herself realizes, a desired menu is selected in S109. For example, if Japanese food is selected, a recipe selected from information stored in a predetermined field is disclosed in step S110. The recipe information is not limited to the stored information, but may be information downloaded via the Internet or the like. S200 is a step of selecting an orderer from the menu column when it is selected to order meals from the supplier. In step S201, an ordering process including charging is performed. S111 is a step for setting the amount of salt intake. The default value is 7 g, and 5 g is set when a large diet effect is expected. S112 is a step of performing daily life such as eating and exercising. S113 is a step of urinating before bedtime and storing the bedtime. In order to estimate the amount of ingested salt, sleep time, which is estimated to be resting, is indispensable in conjunction with the urine salinity measurement results when waking up (first morning). After urination, go to bed in step S114.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart (2) showing the embodiment of the present invention.
S115 is a step in which the dieter gets up. In step S116, the urinary salinity measurement result and the sleep time are recognized when waking up (first morning). Step S117 is a step of measuring the body weight after urination / defecation and stable measurement can be performed because there are few fluctuation factors. The measurement value of the body weight may be manually input from the operation / display unit. However, if the measurement information is automatically transmitted, the input effort may be reduced. S118 is a step of comparing the weight loss / diet progress with the target. When the achievement of the target is confirmed in step S119, the diet plan is completed in step S300. S120 to S122 are steps in which the instrument performs a measurement operation, S120 is a step of measuring a urinary salt concentration, S121 is a urine amount measurement, and S121 is a step of calculating a demonstration excretion amount. S123 to S125 are steps in which the appliance estimates the amount of salt intake, and the amount of salt intake per day is estimated and calculated in S125 from the bedtime (sleep) time calculated in S123 and the 8-hour equivalent value calculated in S124. S126 is a step of comparing and calculating the difference between the estimated intake salt amount and the set intake salt amount. S127 is a step of confirming whether or not the person is an administrator. If the subject himself does not manage, the process returns to S112 and leads to daily life again. When the person performs the management, or when the administrator starts data confirmation in step S400 and the fact that the administrator is the administrator is input in step S401, the diet state is confirmed in step S128. If it is as scheduled, it is disclosed in step S150 that it is as scheduled, but if it is not yet scheduled, the process proceeds to step S129.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart (3) showing an embodiment of the present invention.
S129 discloses that the diet has not been achieved, and that it is necessary to improve diet and exercise in S130. Step S131 is a step of confirming the amount of ingested salt. If the amount of salt is appropriate, the process proceeds to step S112 to practice the contents of S129 and S130. If the amount of salt intake is large, it is considered that the body weight is increased without excretion of water in the body, so the risk of diet failure is disclosed in step S132. Next, as a penalty, the calculation of how much the intake salt amount is reduced is calculated in S133, and how many days it is continued is calculated in step S134. For example, it is calculated that the target salt intake 7 g is lowered to 5 g and continued for 2 days. S135 is a step of confirming the practice method. When the user prepares a meal by himself, the menu field is confirmed in S136, and the recipe is disclosed in S137. When placing an order with a trader, the trader is selected in S202, and an ordering process including charging is performed in S203. The process proceeds to step S112 in which steps S137 and S203 are practiced.

  When it is as planned in S150, the intake salt amount is confirmed in step S151. If the amount of salt is appropriate, both feeding and exercise are good, and the process proceeds to step S112 to practice the same meal and exercise. If salt intake is high, dieting may stop tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, even if the weight is decreasing this time. Since it is conceivable that the body weight may increase without excretion of water in the body, the risk of diet failure is disclosed in step S152. Next, as a penalty, the calculation of how much the intake salt amount is lowered is calculated in S153, and how many days it is continued is calculated in step S154. For example, it is calculated that the target salt intake 7 g is lowered to 5 g and continued for 2 days. S155 is a step of confirming the practice method. When the user prepares a meal by himself, the menu field is confirmed in S156, and the recipe is disclosed in S157. When placing an order with a trader, the trader is selected in S204, and an ordering process including charging is performed in S205. The process proceeds to step S112 in which steps S157 and S205 are practiced.

  The present invention shows a more efficient method for confirming daily effects by combining the concept of the amount of body fluid with the practice of diet that has been focused on calorie intake and calorie consumption. The above example has been shown in the case of introducing a health management device in the home. For example, a fitness club or health management center that can supply both meals and exercises can be the base of the implementation of this plan, or a new food supplier It can be considered to be a simple service menu. Especially in this example, we tried to estimate the daily salt intake with urine when getting up (first morning), assuming that it will be used at home, but when it is implemented in a facility such as a fitness club or health care center Should be reviewed appropriately according to the time of urination.

It is a block diagram of the health care device of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the Example of the desktop type health care apparatus which implemented this invention. It is a top view which shows the Example of the operation display part of the desktop type health care apparatus which implemented this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the Example of the health management apparatus incorporating this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the Example of the whole health care apparatus of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the toilet part of the health care apparatus of this invention. It is a graph showing the operation of the toilet unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention in time series. It is a graph showing the effect | action when using the toilet bowl unit of this embodiment not for urination information measurement but for the use of a stool in time series. It is a graph which shows an example of the relationship between the water level of a ball | bowl surface, and the amount of stored water which has accumulated in the ball | bowl surface. It is a figure explaining the influence of the pressure level in a stored water level and a sewer piping. It is a flow figure for showing the composition of the ingredient intake measuring device of the present invention. It is a flow figure for showing the composition of the ingredient intake measuring device of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the case of 3 days about the daily moving average process of this invention. It is a correlation coefficient calculation example in which the daily moving average number of days from 1 to 5 days is calculated for the daily specific component intake Qin (salt) and the converted specific component excretion Qs (salt) in urinary salt using measured data. . As an example of the present invention, it is a graph showing a daily change comparison of an estimated value of an average daily specific component intake Qin (salt) based on an average converted specific component excretion amount Qs (salt) based on actually measured data. It is a graph which shows the example of a body weight change when restrict | limited calorie intake and salt intake as an Example of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart (1) which shows the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart (2) which shows the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart (3) which shows the Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Toilet bowl unit 2 ... Toilet seat apparatus main body 3 ... Mechanism unit cabinet 3-1 ... Function part 4 ... Urine component measurement part 5 ... Control part 6 ... Urine collection device 7 ... Jet nozzle 8 ... Rim water discharge nozzle 9 ... Water channel switching means 11 ... Western style toilet 12 ... Ball surface 13 ... Reservoir 14 ... Rim surface 15 ... Trap part 16 ... Drain socket 21 ... Toilet seat 22 ... Toilet lid 24 ... Reservoir tank 24a ... Washing tank 24b ... Reservoir tank 24c ... Reservoir 24d ... outlet pipe 24e ... overflow pipe 24f ... outlet pipe 25 ... trap pipe 26 ... fourth on-off valve 28 ... opening / closing means 29 ... branch path 30 ... first on-off valve 32 ... second on-off valve 34 ... third on-off valve 36 ... pump DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 39 ... Component intake measuring device 40 ... Urine volume calculation means 42 ... Pressure guiding path 43 ... Pressure sensor 50 ... Remote operation device 51 ... Sanitary washing device remote control 52 ... Urine component measurement Remote control unit 53 ... Printer 60 ... Urine collection unit 61 ... Urine collection device 62 ... Urine collection arm 100 ... Urine container 101 ... Main body 102 ... Sensing means 104 ... Urine 105 ... Operation / display unit 106 ... Display unit 107 ... Time setting unit 108 ... Input Switch 109 ... Input switch 110 ... Sleep time input part D ... Sewage pipe H ... Overflow water level X ... Empty water level Y ... Start water level Z ... Post-urination water level Ci ... i-th bedtime when there are n urinations during bedtime Specific component concentration during time Cw ... Specific component concentration when urinating after waking up n ... Number of urinations during bedtime Q ... Specific component excretion amount during the i-th bedtime when there are n urinations during bedtime ... specific daily component intake Qin ... average daily specific component intake Qout ... daily specific component excretion Qout ... average daily specific component excretion Qs ... converted specific component excretion Qs ... average conversion characteristics Component excretion amount Qt ... Addition specific component excretion amount Qt ... Non-addition specific component excretion amount Qw ... After waking up specific component excretion amount tw ... Elapsed time ts ... Specified time Vi ... The i-th when there are n urinations during bedtime Urine volume during bedtime Vw ... Urine volume when urinating after waking up

Claims (8)

Input means for the amount of salt excretion contained in urine excreted from getting up to bedtime on a predetermined day;
Display means for displaying advice information such as messages,
A target salinity storage means for storing and holding a target salinity value contained in urine excreted on the predetermined day in advance;
A comparison means for comparing the target salinity with a salt excretion contained in the urine excreted on the predetermined day;
Advice information storage means for storing advice information such as a message according to the difference between the target salt content and the salt excretion amount contained in the urine excreted on the predetermined day;
Advice information for selecting predetermined advice information from the advice information storage means according to the difference between the target salt content and the amount of salt excretion contained in the urine excreted on the predetermined day, and outputting the data to the display means And a health management device. An input means for the amount of salt excretion contained in at least one or more excreted urine excreted from getting up to bed at a predetermined day;
Intake salt amount estimation means for estimating the intake amount of salt per day based on the amount of salt excretion,
Display means for displaying advice information such as messages,
A target salinity storage means for storing and holding a target salinity value contained in urine excreted in a day in advance;
A comparison means for comparing the target salinity amount with the salinity excretion amount contained in the urine excreted on the day;
Advice information storage means for storing advice information such as a message according to the difference between the target salt amount and the amount of salt excretion contained in urine excreted on the day;
Advice information control means for selecting predetermined advice information from the advice information storage means according to the difference between the target salt content and the amount of salt excretion contained in urine excreted at the predetermined time, and outputting the data to the display means And a health management device. Input means for the amount of salt excretion contained in urine excreted at a predetermined time in a predetermined day;
Salt excretion amount data storage means for accumulating and holding the salt excretion amount data;
Display means for displaying advice information such as messages,
A target salt intake storage means for storing a value of the target salt intake per day in advance;
Intake salt amount estimation means for estimating the intake salt amount per day the previous day based on the data accumulation result of the salt excretion amount data accumulation means,
Comparison means for comparing the target salt intake per day and the intake salt amount estimation result by the intake salt amount estimation means;
Advice information storage means storing advice information such as a message according to the difference between the target salt intake and the intake salt amount estimation result;
It comprises: advice information control means for selecting predetermined advice information from the advice information storage means according to the difference between the target salt intake and the estimated intake of salt quantity and outputting the data to the display means. Health care device to do. A salinity measuring means for measuring the salinity contained in urine excreted upon waking up on a predetermined day;
Urine volume measuring means for measuring urine volume measured simultaneously at the same urination timing;
A salt excretion amount calculating means for calculating a salt excretion amount included in one urination from the measurement result of the salinity concentration measuring means and the measurement result of the urination amount measuring means;
A salt excretion amount data accumulating means for accumulating and holding the data of the calculation result of the salt excretion amount included in the daily urination per day;
Personal information storage means for storing personal information including at least the height, weight, age and sex of the user;
In a health management device having display means for disclosing result information to a user,
A target salt intake storage means for storing a value of the target salt intake per day in advance;
Intake salt amount estimation for estimating the intake salt amount per day the previous day based on the calculation result of the salt excretion amount by the salt excretion amount calculation means, personal information stored in the personal information storage means, and data of the data storage means Means,
Comparison means for comparing the target salt intake per day and the intake salt amount estimation result by the intake salt amount estimation means;
Advice information storage means storing advice information such as a message according to the difference between the target salt intake and the intake salt amount estimation result;
Advice information control means for selecting predetermined advice information from the advice information storage means according to the value of the difference between the target salt intake and the intake salt quantity estimation result, and outputting the data to the display means. Health care device featuring. A salinity measuring means for measuring the salinity contained in urine excreted upon waking up on a predetermined day;
Urine volume measuring means that is measured simultaneously at the same urination timing;
From the measurement result of the salinity concentration measurement means and the measurement result of the urination amount measurement means, the salt excretion amount calculation means included in one urination,
Input means;
Lifestyle information storage means for storing lifestyle information related to the sleep time of the previous day input from the input means;
Salt excretion data storage means for accumulating and holding data of the salt excretion calculation results included in the previous day and the previous day's urination;
Personal information storage means for storing personal information including at least the weight of the user;
In a biological information measuring device having display means for disclosing a result to a user,
The daily habit information storage means, the previous day, the previous day, the salinity estimation means per day the previous day based on the calculation result of the amount of salt excretion contained in the first urine after waking up on the previous day,
Comparison means for comparing the target salt intake per day and the intake salt amount estimation result by the intake salt amount estimation means;
Advice information storage means storing advice information such as a message according to the difference between the target salt intake and the intake salt amount estimation result;
Advice information control means for selecting predetermined advice information from the advice information storage means according to the value of the difference between the target salt intake and the intake salt quantity estimation result, and outputting the data to the display means. Health care device featuring. A weight loss schedule storage means for a predetermined period desired by the user;
Weight storage means for storing actual weight measurement results;
Advice information storage means for storing advice information such as a message according to the difference between the weight loss schedule value and the weight measurement result;
A comparison means for comparing the weight loss schedule value and the weight measurement result;
When there is a discrepancy between the value of the weight reduction schedule of the weight loss schedule storage means and the weight measurement value of the weight storage means, the difference information is calculated, and the advice information storage means according to the difference value 6. An advice information control means for selecting predetermined advice information from the above and outputting data on the necessity of reducing the amount of intake salt per day to the display means. Health care device. Disclosed is a method for realizing a reduction in intake salinity for achieving a diet target based on an output from a comparison unit that compares the target salt intake per day with an intake salt amount estimation result by the intake salt amount estimation unit. The health management device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising means for providing a method for reducing the amount of ingested salt. The means for providing a method for reducing the amount of ingested salt is:
6. The health management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein menu data and / or food data for a meal with a limited intake salt content are provided.