Dietary intake assessment using integrated sensors and software

Junqing Shang; Eric Pepin; Eric Johnson; David Hazel; Ankur Teredesai; Alan Kristal; Alexander Mamishev

doi:10.1117/12.907769

9 February 2012 Dietary intake assessment using integrated sensors and software

Junqing Shang, Eric Pepin, Eric Johnson, David Hazel, Ankur Teredesai, Alan Kristal, Alexander Mamishev

Proceedings Volume 8304, Multimedia on Mobile Devices 2012; and Multimedia Content Access: Algorithms and Systems VI; 830403 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.907769
Event: IS&T/SPIE Electronic Imaging, 2012, Burlingame, California, United States

Abstract

The area of dietary assessment is becoming increasingly important as obesity rates soar, but valid measurement of the food intake in free-living persons is extraordinarily challenging. Traditional paper-based dietary assessment methods have limitations due to bias, user burden and cost, and therefore improved methods are needed to address important hypotheses related to diet and health. In this paper, we will describe the progress of our mobile Diet Data Recorder System (DDRS), where an electronic device is used for objective measurement on dietary intake in real time and at moderate cost. The DDRS consists of (1) a mobile device that integrates a smartphone and an integrated laser package, (2) software on the smartphone for data collection and laser control, (3) an algorithm to process acquired data for food volume estimation, which is the largest source of error in calculating dietary intake, and (4) database and interface for data storage and management. The estimated food volume, together with direct entries of food questionnaires and voice recordings, could provide dietitians and nutritional epidemiologists with more complete food description and more accurate food portion sizes. In this paper, we will describe the system design of DDRS and initial results of dietary assessment.

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Junqing Shang, Eric Pepin, Eric Johnson, David Hazel, Ankur Teredesai, Alan Kristal, and Alexander Mamishev "Dietary intake assessment using integrated sensors and software", Proc. SPIE 8304, Multimedia on Mobile Devices 2012; and Multimedia Content Access: Algorithms and Systems VI, 830403 (9 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.907769

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