Energy and Food Consumption Tracking for Weight and Blood Glucose Control

• US 20160166195A1
• Filed: 12/15/2014
• Published: 06/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Katarzyna Radecka, Zeljko Zilic
• Original Assignee: Katarzyna Radecka, Zeljko Zilic
• Inventors: Radecka, Katarzyna, Zilic, Zeljko
• Application Number:
  US14/570,070
• Publication Number:
  US 20160166195A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/112 Gait analysis
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4866 Evaluating metabolism A61B5/083 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/743 Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0092 Nutrition
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets

Abstract

The present invention relates to the area of lifestyle devices and applications, particularly to daily trackers of activities, such as pedometers used for exercise monitoring, and working in collaboration with tools analyzing and planning the food intake and amount of exercises to keep or obtain the desired weight. This invention aims at better controlling: fitness level, food consumption, blood glucose level and weight of a person throughout the day. For daily and weekly tracking of the weight, the ingested and expended calories are reported. Calories meal goals are adjusting daily reflecting the over the goal exercise levels as well as mismatch in food consumed and meal goals. The method for better blood glucose control predicts the effects of the food ingested on raising a post-meal blood glucose level, and suggests a suitable timing and the duration of the exercise following the food intake to minimize a post-meal blood glucose peak.

Claims

1. A method for wellness and health improvement through control of lifestyle and weight management during daily activities and exercise for healthy and persons susceptible to diabetes;

the method;

a) applies the energy expenditure estimation;

b) food entry and energy consumption;

c) monitors the daily caloric balance, and comprises;

I. A step counting method based on the data in the frame selected by the energy detection that recognizes;

walking steps in speeds;

slow (1 and 2 mph), regular (3 mph) and fast (4 mph);

alternatively, the walk speeds in metric system are;

slow (2.0 and 3.5 km/h), regular (5.0 km/h) and fast (6.5 km/h);

run steps in speeds;

slow (5 and 6 mph), regular (7 and 8 mph) and fast (9 and 10 or greater mph);

alternatively, the corresponding types of run in metric system are;

slow (8.0 and 9.5 km/h), regular (11.0 and 12.5 km/h) and fast (14.0 and 16.0 or greater km/h)

II. A method for obtaining the energy expenditure for daily exercise;

III. A method for setting a short-term (single execution) exercise goals in terms of steps including type (walking or running) and speed of execution, duration including type (walking or running) and speed of execution, or total calories to be exhorted during the exercise;

the execution of the short-term exercise goal is monitored and the user is informed when the goal is reached;

IV. A method for inputting food entries for daily meals, and staying within the goal brackets for calories and carbs consumption per meal, as well as daily caloric expenditure;

V. A method for specifying the daily goals for steps, exercise calories and exercise duration;

VI. A method for specifying meal goals in terms of calories and carbs;

VII. A method of reporting nutrients of each food item and the total meal;

whereas the carb content of a food item, as well as the total meal, is presented to either include or exclude fiber (depending on the preferences set by the user);

further, included is the report of the total carb content (fiber included) of the food item and a complete meal;

VIII. A method allowing selection of the consumed item quantity based on;

weight, calories, carbs or portion size;

IX. A method of reporting the nutrients of the complete meal numerically and graphically by using a doughnut graph for the percentage of fats, carbs and proteins in the total calories of the meal;

X. A method of aligning exercise calories, food calories and daily caloric balance on one display allowing the user to track the total caloric balance through the day.

2. A method in claim 1, whereas the tracking of exercise levels displays visually the food intake and weight loss prospectus, all relative to their respective goals, and indicative of whether the current progress leads to weight loss or weight gain.

3. A method in claim 1, whereas the reporting of the exercise progress is done by means of progress bars that do not saturate at 100%, but relatively extend pass that, to visually and quantitatively express the fulfillment of exercise relative to goals such as calories, steps, distance and duration goals.

4. A method in claim 1 for weight-loss management, where the daily caloric deficit is established to obtain the goal weight in the goal time;

the daily caloric deficit is determined based on the personal metabolism, planned daily exercise level as well as planned weekly weight loss;

as metabolism is affected by the current weight, the daily caloric deficit is updated once a week based on the new current user'"'"'s weight.

5. A method for the updates of meal calories goals in an exercise and meal tracking device comprising:

I. Initial meal calories goals entry;

II. An information entry on the calories consumed so far;

III. A current energy expenditure of the day;

IV. A method for declaring the bonus calories for a current meal goal that accounts for caloric imbalance of previous meals and exercise exceeding the daily goal;

the calories consumption deficit with respect to previous meals goals is given as a positive bonus for the goal of the currently considered meal;

the excess of the caloric consumption in the previous meals exceeded the meals goals is presented as a negative bonus for the goal of the current meal;

V. A method by which, if the exercise calories exceeded the daily goal at the time of the current meal creation, then the exercise calories excess is given as a positive bonus for the goal of the present meal;

conversely, the fact that the exercise calories goal is not reached at the time of the current meal creation has no influence on the adjusting of the current meal goal.

6. A method advising the exercise level and timing following food intake to minimize post-meal blood glucose peaks based on the analysis of the profile of the consumed food comprising:

I. A meal entry information means including;

a. Meal glycemic index information entry;

b. Meal glycemic load information entry;

c. Calories and carbs information;

II. A method that incorporates the impact of the meal glycemic index on the time of the post-meal blood glucose spike to issue an advice for the user is regarding the beginning of the exercise as well as its type and duration (walk, run, step count and speed) to help reducing the post-meal blood glucose peak.