Providing consumers with incentives for healthy eating habits
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1. A method for encouraging healthy habits, comprising:
- detecting, by at least one processor, a particular consumable item accessible to an individual for potential consumption;
determining, by the at least one processor, a plurality of separate health index values each associated with a separate one of a plurality of health index components for consumption of the particular consumable item; and
outputting, by the at least one processor, the plurality of separate health index values.
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Abstract
A method, system, and program for providing consumer healthy habits incentives are provided. A consumable item, consumed by an individual, is detected. A health factor is detected for the consumable item. An electronic incentive is selected for the individual according to the health factor, such that the individual is encouraged to consume a healthy selection of consumable items. An electronic incentive may be further specified according to the personal health history, exercise history and consumption history of an individual.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for encouraging healthy habits, comprising:
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detecting, by at least one processor, a particular consumable item accessible to an individual for potential consumption; determining, by the at least one processor, a plurality of separate health index values each associated with a separate one of a plurality of health index components for consumption of the particular consumable item; and outputting, by the at least one processor, the plurality of separate health index values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for encouraging healthy habits by an individual, the system comprising:
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at least one computer system operative to detect a particular consumable item accessible to an individual for potential consumption; the at least one computer system operative to determine a plurality of separate health index values each associated with a separate one of a plurality of health index components for consumption of the particular consumable item; and the at least one computer system operative to output the plurality of separate health index values. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising a plurality of machine-readable instructions which when executed by one or more processors of a server are adapted to cause the server to perform a method comprising:
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detecting a particular consumable item accessible to an individual for potential consumption; determining a plurality of separate health index values each associated with a separate one of a plurality of health index components for consumption of the particular consumable item; and outputting the plurality of separate health index values. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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