Method of Regulating Caloric Intake

• US 20150025809A1
• Filed: 07/21/2013
• Published: 01/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Patrick D. Herron, Tina M. Herron
• Original Assignee: Patrick D. Herron, Tina M. Herron
• Inventors: Herron, Tina M., Herron, Patrick D.
• Application Number:
  US13/947,081
• Publication Number:
  US 20150025809A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/19
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/30 Dietetic or nutritional methods, e.g. for losing weight A23L33/10 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4866 Evaluating metabolism A61B5/083 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0092 Nutrition

Abstract

A method, including: determining steady state values for daily caloric parameters that conform a person to weight management goal, the daily caloric parameters including a daily base metabolic rate (BMR) and a target offset from a daily total daily energy expenditure (TDEE), wherein the TDEE includes the BMR; determining an intake shortfall for a plurality of days between actual daily offsets and the steady state target offset; making a recommendation including food to be consumed to reduce the shortfall, the recommendation effective to account for a transient change in a hunger response resulting from the consumption of the recommended food; causing consumption on an up adjustment day; and determining transient values for at least one of the daily caloric parameters to be used subsequent to the consumption on the up-adjustment day effective to bring an average of the actual daily offsets closer to the steady state target offset.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

determining steady state values for daily caloric parameters that conform a person to weight management goal, the daily caloric parameters comprising a daily base metabolic rate (BMR) and a target offset from a daily total daily energy expenditure (TDEE), wherein the TDEE comprises the BMR;

determining an intake shortfall for a plurality of days, the shortfall comprising a sum of daily shortfalls between actual daily offsets and the steady state target offset;

making a recommendation comprising food to be consumed to reduce the shortfall, the recommendation effective to account for a transient change in a hunger response resulting from the consumption of the recommended food;

causing consumption on an up adjustment day; and

determining transient values for at least one of the daily caloric parameters to be used subsequent to the consumption on the up-adjustment day effective to bring an average of the actual daily offsets closer to the steady state target offset.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the recommendation reduces the shortfall to zero.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the transient values for at least one of the daily caloric parameters brings the average of the actual daily offsets to the steady state target offset.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the recommendation comprises a total caloric impact comprising:

a caloric value of the recommended food; and

a hunger response allotment for a caloric impact of the recommended food on the hunger response.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the total caloric impact equals the shortfall.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the hunger response allotment is calculated based on a composition of the recommended food and considers how much the composition will alter a steady state hunger response.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the calculation is based on an amount of an appetite-stimulating constituent in the recommended food.

8. The method of claim 4, further comprising determining a hunger response allotment based on a composition of food recently consumed by the person.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a target intake for the up-adjustment day, based on a TDEE for the up-adjustment day and the steady state target offset;

determining surplus calories actually consumed above the target intake for the up-adjustment day;

determining a BMR allotment for a caloric impact of the surplus calories on the BMR;

spreading the BMR allotment out over at least one day by a respective daily amount; and

including the respective daily amount in the target intake for a respective day.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a target intake for the up-adjustment day, based on a TDEE for the up-adjustment day and the steady state target offset;

determining surplus calories actually consumed above the target intake for the up-adjustment day;

determining any unmet shortfall by subtracting the surplus calories from the shortfall;

spreading out the unmet shortfall over at least one day and by a respective daily amount, and

including the respective daily amount in target intake for a respective day.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a maximum allowable amount of a restricted constituent; and

selecting food to be consumed in a manner that ensures the maximum allowable amount of the restricted constituent is not exceeded.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting food to be consumed that is contra-indicated by a diet plan associated with the weight management goal.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting a diet plan dietary composition, comprising one of:

weight loss, weight maintenance, weight gain, and ketogenic.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a weight of an individual to determine the weight management goal using a body weight device.

15. A method, comprising:

determining a steady state value for a target offset from a daily total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) that conforms a person to a weight management goal;

causing a change in caloric intake for a plurality of days and responsive to the steady state value for the target offset;

determining an intake shortfall for the plurality of days, the shortfall comprising a sum of daily shortfalls between actual daily offsets and the steady state target offset; and

making a recommendation comprising food to be consumed to reduce the shortfall, wherein the recommendation comprises a total caloric impact comprising a caloric value of the food to be consumed and a hunger response allotment for a caloric impact of the recommended food on a hunger response, wherein the hunger response allotment is calculated based on a composition of appetite-stimulating constituents in the recommended food and considers an effect the appetite-stimulating constituents will have on a steady state hunger response.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising a determining transient value for a target intake to be used subsequent to consumption on an up-adjustment day effective to bring an average of the actual daily offsets closer to the steady state target offset.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

determining surplus calories actually consumed above a steady state target offset from TDEE on an up-adjustment day;

determining any unmet shortfall by subtracting the surplus calories from the shortfall;

spreading out the unmet shortfall over at least one day and by a respective daily amount, and

including the respective daily amount in a target intake for a respective day.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

determining surplus calories actually consumed above a steady state target offset from TDEE on an up-adjustment day;

determining a BMR allotment for a caloric impact of the surplus calories on the BMR;

spreading the BMR allotment out over at least one day by a respective daily amount; and

including the respective daily amount in a target intake for a respective day.

19. A method, comprising:

determining a steady state value for a target offset from a daily total daily energy expenditure (TDEE);

determining an intake shortfall for a plurality of days, the shortfall comprising a sum of daily shortfalls between actual daily offsets and the steady state target offset;

determining surplus calories actually consumed above the steady state target offset from the TDEE for an up-adjustment day;

determining an unmet intake shortfall by subtracting the surplus calories from the shortfall;

spreading out the unmet shortfall over at least one day and by a respective daily amount;

including the respective daily amount in a target intake for a respective day; and

causing consumption of the unmet shortfall.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

determining a BMR allotment for a caloric impact of the food actually consumed on the BMR;

spreading the BMR allotment out over at least one day by a respective daily amount; and

including the respective daily amount in the target intake for a respective day.