System and method of integrated calorie management
First Claim
1. A method integrated calorie management, said method comprising the steps of:
- measuring a resting metabolic rate (RM) of a user;
utilizing the measured resting metabolic rate and user activity level over a predetermined time interval to determine a total energy expenditure (TEE) of the user;
determining a total calorie intake (TCI) value representing the person'"'"'s total calorie intake during the predetermined time interval;
determining from the total energy expenditure measurement and the total calorie intake value a caloric balance (CB) for the user; and
using a rate of change of the measured resting metabolic rate to determine when to remeasure the resting metabolic rate of the user.
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Abstract
A system and method of integrated calorie management is presented. The system includes a computer with a processor, memory, display and user input mechanism. The method includes the steps of measuring a resting metabolic rate (RM) of a user and utilizing the measured resting metabolic rate and user activity level over a predetermined time interval to determine a total energy expenditure (TEE) of the user. The method also includes the steps of determining a total calorie intake (TCI) value representing the person'"'"'s total calorie intake during the predetermined time interval and determining a caloric balance (CB) for the user from the total energy expenditure measurement and the total calorie intake value. The method further includes the step of using a rate of change of the measured resting metabolic rate to determine when to remeasure the resting metabolic rate of the user.
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29 Claims
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1. A method integrated calorie management, said method comprising the steps of:
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measuring a resting metabolic rate (RM) of a user;
utilizing the measured resting metabolic rate and user activity level over a predetermined time interval to determine a total energy expenditure (TEE) of the user;
determining a total calorie intake (TCI) value representing the person'"'"'s total calorie intake during the predetermined time interval;
determining from the total energy expenditure measurement and the total calorie intake value a caloric balance (CB) for the user; and
using a rate of change of the measured resting metabolic rate to determine when to remeasure the resting metabolic rate of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of integrated calorie management using a computing device, said method comprising the steps of:
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identifying a user using the computing device;
selecting a health target for the user using the computing device;
measuring food consumption by the user during a predetermined time interval to determine a total calorie intake (TCI) of the user during the time interval by the computing device;
measuring physical activity of the user during the time interval, wherein the measured physical activity and a measured resting metabolic rate are used to determine a total energy expenditure (TEE) of the user during the time interval by the computing device;
determining from the total energy expenditure measurement and the total calorie intake value a caloric balance (CB) for the user by the computing device; and
using the caloric balance by the user to balance the user'"'"'s caloric intake with the user'"'"'s physical activity to meet the health target. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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23. A system of integrated calorie management comprising:
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a computer having a processor, a memory, a display and a user input mechanism;
a method of integrated calorie management stored in said memory of said computer system;
a user using the method of integrated calorie management stored in said memory of said computer system to achieve a target health goal by providing a total calorie intake (TCI) representing the user'"'"'s total calorie intake during a time interval, determining by the computer a total energy expenditure (TEE) representing the total energy expenditure of the user during the time interval;
determining by the computer a resting metabolic rate for the user, wherein a calorie balance (CB) value for the time interval is determined from the total energy expenditure value and the total calorie intake value; and
providing on the display graphical indication ofthe calorie balance for the time interval.
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29. A method of integrated calorie management using a computing device, said method comprising the steps of:
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identifying a user using the computing device;
selecting a health target for the user using the computing device;
providing measured food consumption during a predetermined time interval by the user to the computing device;
using the food consumption by the computing device to determine a total calorie intake (TCI) of the user during the time interval;
providing measured physical activity of the user during the time interval to the computing device, using by the computing device the measured physical activity and a measured resting metabolic rate to determine a total energy expenditure (TEE) of the user during the time interval;
determining by the computing device a caloric balance for the user during the time interval from the total energy expenditure measurement and the total calorie intake; and
maintaining the calorie balance for the time interval in a balance log stored in a memory of the computing device; and
using the balance log by the user with the health target.
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