A novel
system and methodology for dietary and
medical treatment planning wherein meals and treatment plans are specifically individualized for a user according to a number of unique characteristics associated with that user. These characteristics are provided to the
system of the present invention and one or more resulting
meal plans and / or therapies are generated. According to the present invention, particular dieter specific characteristics that may be considered in developing the
meal plan include daily caloric limitations and or recommendations, daily nutritional requirements including minimum and maximum
vitamin, mineral, water, and
electrolyte intake as well as specific genetic characteristics concerning the individual. Dieter food preferences and other factors may also be considered. The
system of the present invention uses this dieter specific information to generate one or more
meal plans for that dieter in connection with an ingredient, food, supplement,
drug and
recipe database containing a
universe of foods, supplements, and drugs available for generating meals and treatment plans in accordance with the diet. The system of the present invention may function as a standalone application or it may be web-based wherein users may access the application on a
server accessible through
the internet or some other public or
private network.