JP2011034167A - Device and program for managing nutritional balance - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a variety of people to extremely simply handle a nutritional balance management device, and to accurately achieve nutritional balance management. <P>SOLUTION: The nutritional balance management device includes: a display means 12; an input means 11; a food item specification means 32 for, when food names or disk names are input about the content of meals taken in prescribed number of days, specifying corresponding food items and ingested post-ingestion frequency; a necessary ingestion food information acquisition means 31 for calculating the predetermined number of food items to be ingested in the prescribed number of days and the necessary ingestion frequency based on the ages, sexes, and disease conditions; a difference means 33 for comparing the ingested post-ingestion frequency with the necessary ingestion frequency, and for calculating a difference between the necessary ingestion frequency and the post-ingestion frequency related with each food item; and a display control means 34 for controlling the display means 12 to display the excess and deficiency of the post-ingestion frequency related with each food item based on the difference between the necessary ingestion frequency and the post-ingestion frequency related with each food item by using a mark corresponding to the ingestion frequency. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a nutritional balance management apparatus and a nutritional balance management program that can be used when improving dietary habits widely from children to the elderly.

  Obesity is said to be the second risk factor for health problems following smoking cessation. Obese children have reached 10% of all children, and it has been pointed out that these obese children often shift to lifestyle-related diseases.

  Traditional dietary interventions in obesity are mostly performed in the presence of specialized instructors and have very limited effects due to reasons such as being impractical and difficult to continue Has been reported. For this reason, simple dietary habits improvement intervention is considered essential for obesity in adults and elderly people, and there is a need to solve the problem of how to conduct dietary life improvement interventions accurately.

  In order to meet the above requirements, dietary improvement is widely recommended based on calorie calculation by a specialist dietitian. However, in many cases, the calculation is complicated, difficult to understand for the elderly, and is rarely implemented in diabetic patients (Satoh A et al. Dietary guidance for older patients with diabetes mellitus and primary caregivers using a Model Nutritional Balance Chart. Jap J Nursing Science, 2008: 5: 83-89.).

  In addition, as a system for managing an individual's nutrient intake using the Internet, a system for managing excess and deficiency by inputting a nutrient intake of food is known (see Patent Document 1). However, according to this system, it is necessary to specify food nutrients in detail and register the intake amount, and it is not possible to perform nutrition management from children to the elderly very easily.

  There is also a system that provides a menu desired by the user with correction based on the user's disease and food intake information (see Patent Document 2). However, even in the above-described system, the input load of food intake information and the like is large, and it cannot be said that it can be used by children and elderly people.

  The present invention has been made in view of the current state of the nutritional balance management apparatus as described above, and the inventors have already developed a standard balance table that can visually improve eating habits and applied it to obese children. (Satoh A et al. Dietary guidance for obese children and their families using a Model Nutritional Balance Chart. Jap J Nursing Science, 2007: 4: 95-102.) Invented based on this. Therefore, the object of the present invention is extremely easy to handle for a wide range of people, from obese children and adults, elderly obesity, diabetics and even anorexic patients, and it is possible to perform nutritional balance management accurately. It is to provide a nutritional balance management device.

The nutritional balance management apparatus according to the present invention includes a display means for visually displaying information, and an input for inputting a food name or a dish name for age, sex, disease information, and meal content ingested in a predetermined number of days. Means,
A food item identification means for identifying a food item corresponding to the input food name or dish name and a frequency of consumption already taken, a predetermined number of food items to be consumed in a predetermined number of days based on age, sex, and disease information Means for obtaining required food information for obtaining the required intake frequency, and difference means for comparing the existing intake frequency with the required intake frequency for each food item, and obtaining a difference between the required intake frequency for each food item and the existing intake frequency And based on the difference between the required intake frequency and the existing intake frequency related to each food item obtained by the difference means, the excess or deficiency of the existing intake frequency related to each food item using the mark corresponding to the intake frequency And a display control means for displaying on the display means.

  In the nutritional balance management apparatus according to the present invention, the display control means determines whether the existing intake frequency related to each food item is excessive or insufficient based on the difference between the required intake frequency and the intake frequency related to each food item obtained by the difference means. When displaying using the mark corresponding to the intake frequency, display the same number of marks as the intake frequency corresponding to each food item, and display different colors for the excess and insufficient intake frequency Features.

  In the nutritional balance management device according to the present invention, the display control means is based on the difference between the required intake frequency and the already ingested frequency for each food item obtained by the difference means, and the existing intake frequency for each food item is excessive or insufficient. Is displayed as a text message.

  The nutritional balance management device according to the present invention converts the excess or deficiency of the intake frequency of each food item into a percentage based on the difference between the required intake frequency and the intake frequency of each food item obtained by the difference means. The display control means displays a graph based on the percentage converted by the conversion means on the display means.

  The nutritional balance management program according to the present invention provides a computer that performs processing relating to nutritional balance management, a display means for visually displaying information, age, sex, disease information, and food content ingested in a predetermined number of days. Or an input means for inputting a dish name, and a food item corresponding to the input food name or dish name when an input of a food name or a dish name is made with respect to the meal content ingested in a predetermined number of days by the input means Food item specifying means for identifying the ingested frequency, the age, gender, and disease information, the required number of food items to be ingested in a predetermined number of days and the required ingested food information acquiring means for obtaining the required intake frequency, The existing intake frequency specified by the food item specifying means and the frequent intake required for each food item obtained by the required food information acquisition means. The difference means for calculating the difference between the required intake frequency and the intake frequency for each food item, and the difference between the required intake frequency and the existing intake frequency for each food item obtained by the difference means, It is made to function as a display control means to display on the said display means the excess and deficiency of the already ingestion frequency which concerns on a food item using the mark corresponding to an intake frequency.

  The nutritional balance management program according to the present invention uses a computer as a display control unit, and based on the difference between the required intake frequency and the intake frequency for each food item obtained by the difference unit, the excess intake frequency for each food item is exceeded. When displaying the deficiency using the mark corresponding to the intake frequency, the same number of marks as the intake frequency is displayed corresponding to each food item, and the display color is displayed differently for the excess and the insufficient intake frequency. It is made to function as follows.

  The nutritional balance management program according to the present invention uses a computer as a display control means, based on the difference between the required intake frequency and the already ingested frequency for each food item obtained by the difference means, It is characterized by functioning to display excess and deficiency as a text message.

  The nutritional balance management program according to the present invention is based on the difference between the required intake frequency and the existing intake frequency for each food item obtained by the computer using the difference means. It is characterized by functioning as a conversion means for converting to, and functioning as a display control means for displaying a graph based on the percentage converted by the conversion means on the display means.

  According to the present invention, when the food name or dish name is input for the meal content ingested in a predetermined number of days, the food item corresponding to the input food name or dish name and the already ingested frequency of intake are identified, Also, a predetermined number of food items that should be ingested in a predetermined number of days and their required frequency of consumption are determined based on age, sex, and disease information, and the above-described specified ingestion frequency and the required frequency of intake for each of the determined food items. The difference between the required intake frequency for each food item and the existing intake frequency is determined, and based on the difference between the required intake frequency and the existing intake frequency for each food item, The excess or deficiency of the existing intake frequency is displayed using a mark corresponding to the intake frequency, so basically, just by entering the age, gender, disease information and the name of the food or dish you have ingested, Of ingestion frequency Shortage is displayed as a mark corresponding to the intake frequency, treatment for a wide range of people is very easy, it is possible to perform precisely balanced nutrition management.

  According to the present invention, the same number of marks as the frequency of ingestion are displayed corresponding to each food item, and the display color is displayed with different display colors for excessive and insufficient intake frequencies, so there is an excess or deficiency in the intake of each food item. It becomes clear at a glance, and a wide range of people can easily manage nutritional balance.

  According to the present invention, since the excess or deficiency of the intake frequency related to each food item is displayed as a text message, it is possible to read the message and understand the excess or deficiency of the intake frequency related to each food item. is there.

  According to the present invention, since the excess or deficiency of the existing intake frequency related to each food item is displayed as a graph by percentage, the excess or deficiency of the existing intake frequency related to each food item can be intuitively understood by the graph, Convenient.

The functional block diagram which shows the structure of the Example of the nutrition balance management apparatus which concerns on this invention. The figure which shows an example about the content of the food corresponding | compatible table used for the Example of the nutrition balance management apparatus which concerns on this invention. The figure which shows an example about the content of the personal required intake frequency table used for the Example of the nutrition balance management apparatus which concerns on this invention. The figure which shows an example about the content of the message list used for the Example of the nutrition balance management apparatus which concerns on this invention. The flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the Example of the nutrition balance management apparatus which concerns on this invention. The flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the Example of the nutrition balance management apparatus which concerns on this invention. The figure which shows the example of an image displayed by the Example of the nutrition balance management apparatus which concerns on this invention. The figure which shows the example of a message displayed by the Example of the nutrition balance management apparatus which concerns on this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a nutritional balance management apparatus and a nutritional balance management program according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In each figure, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and redundant description is omitted. FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an embodiment of a nutritional balance management apparatus according to the present invention. The nutrition balance management apparatus has a computer configuration in which an input means 11 such as a keyboard and a mouse, a display means 12 such as an LCD, a main memory 13 and an external storage device 14 are connected to a CPU 10.

  The external storage device 14 is provided with a food correspondence table (database) 21 as shown in FIG. 2 for deriving the food item and the intake frequency of the nutritional balance management from the food name or dish name as the meal content. ing. Here, there are 11 food items such as cereals, meats, fish, eggs, dairy products, beans, green-yellow vegetables, light-colored vegetables, fruits, oils, and sugars. Not appearing. Using this food correspondence table (database) 21, for example, when eating curry and rice, the intake frequency of cereals is “3”, the intake frequency of meat is “1”, the intake frequency of fish and green-yellow vegetables is It can be determined that “1”, the intake frequency of light-colored vegetables is “1”, and the intake frequency of oils is “2”.

  In addition, the external storage device 14 is associated with ingestion frequency information required to be ingested for three days as a predetermined number of days for the above 11 items of food according to age, sex, and disease information, as shown in FIG. Such an individual required intake frequency table (database) 22 is provided. The intake frequency described in the area (upper side area) U classified by age and gender in the individual required intake frequency table 22 is several times the reference frequency of each of the 11 items used in the food correspondence table 21. Is set. The intake frequency described in the region (lower region) D divided by the disease information in the individual required intake frequency table 22 is several times based on the intake frequency divided by age and gender in the individual required intake frequency table 22. A value indicating that is set. The disease information includes diabetes and the degree of obesity, but it goes without saying that it may be provided in addition to these. This individual intake frequency table 22 is divided into school childhood, adulthood, and old age, and when age sex is input, the corresponding category is automatically determined as described in the explanation of the operation later. It is used so that the frequency of ingestion is acquired.

  Therefore, from the individual required intake frequency table 22 of FIG. 3 above, the required intake frequency required to be taken for a specific individual for three days is determined by using the information on the intake frequency area divided by age and gender. The required intake frequency corresponding to the age and gender is obtained, the required intake frequency corresponding to the disease corresponding to the intake frequency classified by the disease information of the individual required intake frequency table 22 is obtained, and the required intake corresponding to the above age and sex It can be obtained by multiplying the frequency by the frequency of intake required for disease. For example, in the case of a 40-year-old woman, the required intake frequency of food items is 16 times for cereals, 6 times for meat, 3 times for fish, 5 times for eggs, and 6 for dairy products relative to the reference frequency. Times, beans 6 times, green yellow vegetables 12 times, light-colored vegetables 26 times, fruits 5 times, oils 12 times, sugar 5 times. If this person has an obesity degree of 4, the respective magnifications of cereals, meat, fish, eggs, dairy products, beans, green-yellow vegetables, light-colored vegetables, fruits, oils, and sugars corresponding to the obesity degree 4 are as described above. It may be multiplied by the intake frequency in a 40-year-old woman.

  The CPU 10 is provided with ingestible food information acquisition means 31, food item identification means 32, difference means 33, display control means 34, and conversion means 35. The ingestible food information acquisition unit 31 obtains a predetermined number of food items to be ingested in three days, which is a predetermined number of days, and the required intake frequency based on the age, sex, and disease information input from the input unit 11. .

  When the input of the food name or the name of the food is specified by the input means 11 for the meal content ingested for three days, which is the predetermined number of days, the food item specifying means 32 corresponds to the input food name or the name of the food. And the ingested frequency of ingestion. The difference means 33 compares the food item identified by the food item identification means 32 with the already ingested frequency of intake and the required intake frequency for each food item determined by the required intake food information acquisition means 31, The difference between the required intake frequency and the existing intake frequency for each food item is obtained.

  Based on the difference between the required intake frequency related to each food item and the existing intake frequency obtained by the difference means 33, the display control means 34 indicates the excess or deficiency of the existing intake frequency related to each food item corresponding to the intake frequency. Is displayed on the display means 12. Here, the frequency corresponds to a reference frequency for each food item described later. The display control means 34 uses the mark corresponding to the intake frequency to indicate whether the intake frequency is excessive or insufficient based on the difference between the intake frequency required for each food item and the intake frequency obtained by the difference means 33. When displaying, the same number of marks as the frequency of ingestion are displayed corresponding to each food item, and the display color is displayed differently for excess and insufficient intake frequency.

  Further, the display control means 34, based on the difference between the required intake frequency related to each food item and the existing intake frequency obtained by the difference means 33, indicates the excess or deficiency of the existing intake frequency related to each food item as a text message. indicate. In the case of excessive intake, for example, the message is divided into the first stage from 25% to 50%, the second stage from 50% to 100%, and the third stage from 100% to the third stage. 14 is prepared. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the message at the first stage is “please care about XX”, the message at the second stage is “too much XX”, the third stage Is stored in the external storage device 14 as a message list, “XX is too high and warning level”.

  In addition, in the case of insufficient intake, for example, the message “Please take care of ○○” is displayed when there is a shortage in the range of 25% to 50%, and the message “○ The message “Please do your best” is prepared in the message list of the external storage device 14. Further, a message “XX is ok” is prepared in the message list of the external storage device 14, and the message is displayed when the excess or deficiency is less than ± 25%.

  The conversion means 35 converts the excess or deficiency of the intake frequency related to each food item into a percentage based on the difference between the required intake frequency and the intake frequency related to each food item obtained by the difference means 33. The display control unit 34 displays a graph based on the percentage converted by the conversion unit 35 on the display unit 12.

  The nutrition balance management apparatus configured as described above is based on a nutrition balance management program corresponding to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, which are stored in the external storage device 14 by the CPU 10 and loaded into the main memory 13 and executed. The operation will be described with reference to this flowchart.

  When the nutrition balance management apparatus is activated, it is detected whether age, gender, and disease information have been input (S11). If not, the input screen for age, gender, and disease information is displayed in an area not shown in FIG. Display (S12) and wait for input (S13).

  When it is detected in step S13 that the age, sex, and disease information have been input, the required intake specific to the input individual is stored using the individual required intake frequency table 22 stored in the external storage device 14. The frequency is obtained and stored as individual ingestion frequency information (S14). Individual required intake frequency information is stored as M1, M2, M3,..., M11 to indicate how many times the reference frequency corresponds to 11 kinds of food items. M1, M2, M3,..., M11 correspond to the number of marks, and are assumed to be integers by rounding off.

  In the case of branching to YES in step S11, or following step S14, a screen for inputting meal contents for any three days in one month is displayed in area R shown in FIG. 7 (S15). And it waits for a check request (S16). Here, the check request is made by selecting a check button on the screen shown in FIG. When the meal contents (food name or dish name) for three days are input, the ingested food item and the ingestion frequency are acquired and stored with reference to the food correspondence table 21 (S17). The existing intake frequency corresponding to 11 kinds of food items is stored as N1, N2, N3,. In addition, N1, N2, N3,..., N11 are also integerized by rounding off or the like in order to correspond to the number of marks.

  Subsequent to step S17, for each of the 11 types of food items, the difference between the individual required intake frequency and the existing intake frequency is obtained (S18). That is, the difference between M1, N1, M2, N2, M3, N3,..., M11 and N11 is obtained. Following step S18, if Mi = Ni based on the magnitude of Mi (individual intake frequency) and Ni (already ingested frequency), Mi (Ni) white circle images are created and all are blacked out. , If Mi> Ni, create Mi white circle images, paint Ni black, and if Mi <Ni, create Ni white circle images, paint Mi black, separate the rest Are filled with the color (for example, red) and displayed in correspondence with the image and the character of each food item (S19). Thus, it is possible to know at a glance whether there is excess or deficiency of each food item by the color of the circle.

  Further, the percentage of the existing intake frequency with respect to the individual required intake frequency is calculated for each food item (S20), and a pie chart is created and displayed in correspondence with the image and the character of each food item (S21). An example of the display thus displayed is shown in FIG. In Fig. 7, the pie chart up to the first 100% is displayed in large black, and in the case of overdose, the pie chart of the part exceeding the first 100% is displayed in small and different colors (other than black). ing. With this percentage display, it is possible to understand the excess or deficiency of each food item by visual intuition and numerical values.

  Further, the nutrition balance management apparatus detects a comment display request (S22), and when a display request is made by selecting a comment button in the screen shown in FIG. Using the information, the corresponding message in the message prepared in the message list of the external storage device 14 is selected, and a message image is created and displayed (S23). FIG. 8 shows an example of this message.

  In step S24, a return request or program end is detected (S24, S25), and when a return request is detected by operating the “return” button, an image of the previous screen (FIG. 7) is displayed (S26). The program ends when the program ends.

  As described above, in this embodiment, it is possible to intuitively grasp the ingestion status of 11 types of food items by simply inputting the age, sex, disease information, and the content of meals ingested in a predetermined number of days. Convenient. In addition, a message by text can be displayed, and a guideline for meals is given, so that a well-balanced meal can be eaten.

  In the above embodiment, the processing is executed by inputting the meal contents for three days in one month, but the number of days is an example, and how many days in one week The process may be executed by inputting meal contents, or the process may be executed by inputting meal contents every day. Further, in the screen example of FIG. 5, “Monthly”, “Weekly”, and “Dayly” switching buttons are prepared on the lower right side, and how many days in “Monthly”, how many days in “Weekly”, “ “Day unit” may be switched.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Input means 12 Display means 13 Main memory 14 External storage device 21 Food correspondence table 22 Individual required intake frequency table 31 Required intake food information acquisition means 32 Food item specifying means 33 Difference means 34 Display control means 35 Conversion means

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Claims (8)

Display means for visual display of information;
Age, sex, disease information, and input means for entering a food name or dish name for the contents of meals taken in a predetermined number of days,
A food item identification means for identifying the food item corresponding to the input food name or dish name and the ingested frequency of intake,
Based on age, gender, and disease information, a predetermined number of food items to be ingested in a predetermined number of days and a required ingested food information obtaining means for determining the frequency of ingestion,
A difference means for comparing the intake frequency and the required intake frequency for each food item, and obtaining a difference between the required intake frequency and the existing intake frequency for each food item;
Based on the difference between the required intake frequency related to each food item and the existing intake frequency determined by the difference means, the display means uses the mark corresponding to the intake frequency to indicate whether the intake frequency is excessive or insufficient. And a nutrition control device.   Based on the difference between the intake frequency required for each food item and the intake frequency obtained by the difference means, the display control means uses the mark corresponding to the intake frequency to indicate the excess or deficiency of the existing intake frequency related to each food item. 3. The nutrition according to claim 2, wherein when displaying, the same number of marks as the frequency of ingestion are displayed corresponding to each food item, and the display color is displayed with different display colors for excessive and insufficient intake frequency. Balance management device.   The display control means displays, based on the difference between the required intake frequency for each food item obtained by the difference means and the existing intake frequency, an excess or deficiency of the existing intake frequency for each food item as a text message. The nutritional balance management device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the above. Based on the difference between the required intake frequency related to each food item obtained by the difference means and the existing intake frequency, the conversion means for converting the excess or deficiency of the existing intake frequency related to each food item into a percentage,
4. The nutrition balance management device according to claim 1, wherein the display control means displays a graph based on the percentage converted by the conversion means on the display means. A computer that performs processing related to nutritional balance management
Display means for visual display of information,
Age, sex, disease information, and input means for entering food name or dish name for the contents of meals taken in a given number of days,
When a food name or a dish name is input for the contents of the meal ingested in a predetermined number of days by the input means, the food item corresponding to the input food name or the dish name and the food that has been ingested are specified. Item identification means,
A required food information acquisition means for obtaining a predetermined number of food items to be ingested in a predetermined number of days based on age, sex, and disease information, and the frequency of the required intake,
Comparing the existing intake frequency specified by the food item specifying means with the required intake frequency relating to each food item obtained by the required intake food information acquiring means, the required intake frequency and the existing intake frequency relating to each food item, Difference means for obtaining the difference between
Based on the difference between the required intake frequency related to each food item and the existing intake frequency determined by the difference means, the display means uses the mark corresponding to the intake frequency to indicate whether the intake frequency is excessive or insufficient. Nutritional balance management program for functioning as a display control means to display on the screen. As a display control means,
Based on the difference between the intake frequency and the required intake frequency for each food item determined by the difference means, when displaying the excess or deficiency of the existing intake frequency for each food item using a mark corresponding to the intake frequency, A nutritional balance management program that displays the same number of marks as the number of ingested foods corresponding to each food item, and functions so as to display different colors depending on whether the intake frequency is excessive or insufficient.   Using a computer as a display control means, based on the difference between the required intake frequency for each food item obtained by the difference means and the existing intake frequency, the excess or deficiency of the existing intake frequency for each food item is displayed as a text message. The nutrition balance management program according to claim 5, wherein the nutrition balance management program is configured to function as described above. Based on the difference between the required intake frequency for each food item obtained by the difference means and the existing intake frequency, the computer functions as a conversion means for converting the excess or deficiency of the existing intake frequency for each food item into a percentage,
The nutrition balance management program according to any one of claims 6 to 7, wherein the computer functions as a display control unit so that a graph based on a percentage converted by the conversion unit is displayed on the display unit.

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