878 results about "Food consumption" patented technology

A nutrition and activity management system is disclosed that monitors energy expenditure of an individual through the use of a body-mounted sensing apparatus. The apparatus is particularly adapted for continuous wear. The system is also adaptable or applicable to measuring a number of other physiological parameters and reporting the same and derivations of such parameters. A weight management embodiment is directed to achieving an optimum or preselected energy balance between calories consumed and energy expended by the user. An adaptable computerized nutritional tracking system is utilized to obtain data regarding food consumed, Relevant and predictive feedback is provided to the user regarding the mutual effect of the user's energy expenditure, food consumption and other measured or derived or manually input physiological contextual parameters upon progress toward said goal.

A nutrition and activity management system is disclosed that monitors energy expenditure of an individual through the use of a body-mounted sensing apparatus. The apparatus is particularly adapted for continuous wear. The system is also adaptable or applicable to measuring a number of other physiological parameters and reporting the same and derivations of such parameters. A weight management embodiment is directed to achieving an optimum or preselected energy balance between calories consumed and energy expended by the user. An adaptable computerized nutritional tracking system is utilized to obtain data regarding food consumed, Relevant and predictive feedback is provided to the user regarding the mutual effect of the user's energy expenditure, food consumption and other measured or derived or manually input physiological contextual parameters upon progress toward said goal.

A patient is provided with an increased sense of satiety by increasing resistance to the outflow of food from the stomach and through the intestines. Stomach emptying may be slowed with devices implantable within the gastrointestinal tract below the stomach. Implants are preferably removable and can include artificial strictures or apertures that may be adjustable or elastic to vary the rate of stomach emptying. Slowing gastric emptying may induce satiety for a longer period and may therefore reduce food consumption. Many of the embodiments include intestinal sleeves or sleeves, but they need not. The resistor concept may be applied to a simple anchor and resistor without a long sleeve.

A patient is provided with an increased sense of satiety by increasing resistance to the outflow of food from the stomach and through the intestines. Stomach emptying may be slowed with devices implantable within the gastrointestinal tract below the stomach. Implants are preferably removable and can include artificial strictures that may be adjustable to vary the rate of stomach emptying. Slowing gastric emptying may induce satiety for a longer period and may therefore reduce food consumption. Many of the embodiments include intestinal liners or sleeves, but they need not. The resistor concept may be applied to a simple anchor and resistor without a long liner.

A feeding apparatus includes an outer wall and an inner wall joined at an upper end. The inner wall includes a side wall and a bottom wall. An inner space is defined by the side wall, the bottom wall, and the upper end. One or more obstructions are provided in the inner space, each obstruction extending upright from the bottom wall and away from the sidewall. A food placement area is formed between adjacent obstructions. The rate of food consumption of an animal is reduced by the obstructions.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a new system and methods for monitoring blood glucose concentration. A user of a continuous glucose monitor may program upper and lower blood glucose notification thresholds to fluctuate over time in order to facilitate management of the short-term effects of food consumption, insulin delivery aberrations, physical activity, emotions, and unforeseen circumstances.

A behavioral monitoring system useful for the analysis of complex behaviors in a number of animal species. The monitoring systems of this invention allow continuous monitoring of feeding, drinking and movement of animals with high temporal and spatial resolution. In certain embodiments, the system comprises an enclosure comprising: an animal position indicator; a food consumption indicator; and a fluid consumption indicator, where the system reports behavioral data at a temporal resolution of 20 seconds or lower.

An illustrative mobile computing device executing weight, nutrition, health, behavior and exercise application software serves as a simulated combination personal trainer and dietician / nutritionist for the user using comprehensive databases storing personalized health, nutrition and exercise information. A mobile computing device, such as a smartphone, executing such software monitors, tracks and / or adjusts caloric intake, energy expenditure taking into account nutritional information and behavioral factors. The mobile computing device receives food consumption, exercise-related, behavior and other input using speech input and the device's GPS subsystem to ease data entry burden on users and to promote continued long-term usage. The system rewards user goal achievement in an automatic, seamless manner, through, for example, downloading music, books, or other media. In illustrative implementations, the system assists users to make healthy food and exercise choices by using a comprehensive color code system to identify good choices, bad choices and those in between.

A responsive gastrointestinal stimulation device is provided where one or more sensors sense data corresponding to a subject or the gastrointestinal tract of a subject and responds to sensing the data by stimulating, adjusting stimulation, or stopping stimulation of the gastrointestinal tract. A stimulation device is also provided to stimulate the gastrointestinal tract to produce a sensation of satiety or to control hunger or food consumption.

The invention discloses a fermented feed additive, a preparation method and application thereof. The fermented feed additive is prepared by fermenting mixed strains and mixed auxiliary materials consisting of monosodium glutamate protein, bean pulp, bran, cottonseed meal, corn fibers, rice bran and powdered rice hulls, wherein the mixed strains are obtained by mixing activated strains of lactobacillus acidophilus, lactobacillus planetarium, lactobacillus casei, saccharomyces cerevisiae, bacillus subtilis and bacillus licheniformis in a proportion of (1-5): (1-5): (1-5): (1-5): (1-5): (1-5); and the dosage of the fermented feed additive is 5 to 100 percent of the weight of the animal feed when used for the animal feed. According to the fermented feed additive, the bean pulp, the bran, the cottonseed meal and other raw auxiliary materials are sufficiently utilized, so that the food consumption in the animal feeding process is reduced; the fermented feed additive can be used to partiallyor completely replace the animal feed, and antibiotic medicaments can be reduced or prevented from being used; and no medicament is left, so that the feeding cost of farmers is reduced.

A method and system for capturing food consumption information of a user is provided. The method includes automatically triggering one or more input means to capture information relating to the food being consumed by the user. The input means can be automatically triggered by detecting one or more food consumption actions of the user. In an embodiment, the input means can be, but not limited to an imaging member, a voice input means, a scanning member. The imaging member can be associated with user's articles such as wrist watch, ring, spectacles, mug, and so on. Further, the method includes generating one or more recommendations relating to the captured food information. Furthermore, the method includes providing the generated recommendations to the user and / or to a guardian of the user.

The invention provides a system for monitoring food consumption of a subject, comprising: a registration system configured to receive food data comprising nutrients and / or calories contained in one or more food item served to the subject; an intake detection system configured to detect consumption of said one or more food item, thereby generating real-time food consumption data; and a tracking and analysis system configured to receive food data from said registration system and consumption data from said intake detection system, and configured to utilize said food data and said consumption data to calculate a total amount of one or more nutrient and / or calories consumed by the subject. The invention further provides methods for monitoring food consumption of a subject.