Personalized nutrition advisor

Abstract

The instant invention describes various computer program products and methods of using the same in order to provide personalized nutritional advice to end users.

1 . A method of providing personalized nutritional advice to a subject in need thereof comprising:
 obtaining the subject's medical condition,   querying a database for at least one of goodness and badness of particular foods and nutrients as they relate to said condition,   quantifying said at least one of goodness and badness of particular foods and nutrients as it relates to said condition;   producing at least one of a quantified goodness list and a quantified badness list of foods and nutrients,   transmitting at least one of the said lists to the end user.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the at least one list is transmitted through input-output devices. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the input-output device is a personal computer. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the input-output device is selected from a group consisting of: cellular phone, smart phones, personal digital assistants, and a self-contained portable hand held computer device. 
   
   
       5 . A method of providing personalized nutritional advice to a subject in need thereof comprising:
 obtaining the subject's medical condition,   querying a database for goodness of particular foods and nutrients as they relate to said condition,   querying a database for badness of particular foods and nutrients as they relate to said condition   quantifying said goodness as it relates to said condition;   quantifying said badness as it relates to said condition,   producing a quantified goodness list of recommended foods and nutrients,   producing a quantified badness list of foods and nutrients to avoid,   transmitting said two lists to the end user.   
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the lists are transmitted through input-output devices. 
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the input-output device is a personal computer. 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the input-output device is selected from a group consisting of: cellular phone, smart phones, personal digital assistants, and a self-contained portable hand held computer device. 
   
   
       9 . A method of providing personalized nutritional advice to a subject suffering from multiple medical conditions comprising:
 obtaining a list of the subject's medical conditions,   querying a database for goodness of particular foods and nutrients as they relate to each condition,   querying a database for badness of particular foods and nutrients as they relate to each condition;   quantifying said goodness as it relates to each condition,   quantifying said badness as it relates to each condition;   producing a quantified goodness list of recommended foods and nutrients as it relates to each condition,   producing a quantified badness list of foods and nutrients to avoid as it relates to each condition,   re-ranking said quantified goodness lists and deriving a single list of recommended foods and nutrients;   re-ranking said quantified badness lists and deriving a single list of foods and nutrients to avoid,   transmitting said two single lists to the end user.   
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the lists are transmitted through input-output devices. 
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the input-output device is a personal computer. 
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 10  wherein the input-output device is selected from a group consisting of: cellular phone, smart phones, personal digital assistants, and a self-contained portable hand held computer device. 
   
   
       13 . A method of altering behavior and improving lifestyle in a subject in need thereof comprising:
 obtaining the subject's desired nutrition and fitness goals,   querying a database for goodness of particular life style choices as they relate to the health and fitness goals of the subject,   querying a database for badness of particular life style choices as they relate to the health and fitness goals of the subject,   quantifying said goodness as it relates to said health and fitness goals;   quantifying said badness as it relates to said health and fitness goals;   producing a quantified goodness list of optimal foods and activities;   producing a quantified badness list of foods and activities to avoid;   transmitting said two lists to the end user.   
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the lists are transmitted through input-output devices. 
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the input-output device is a personal computer. 
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the input-output device is selected from a group consisting of: cellular phone, smart phones, personal digital assistants, and a self-contained portable hand held computer device. 
   
   
       17 . A method of providing a rating on a specific food item selected by the subject based on his unique health profile comprising:
 obtaining the subject's desired food item,   querying a database for goodness of that particular food item as it relates to the subject's unique health profile,   querying a database for badness of that particular food item as it relates to the subject's unique health profile;   quantifying said goodness as it relates to the subject's unique health profile;   quantifying said badness as it relates to the subject's unique health profile;   producing a simple rating of Very Good, Good, Neutral, Unknown, Bad and Very Bad for the selected food item,   transmitting said rating to the end user.   
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 17  wherein the lists are transmitted through input-output devices. 
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the input-output device is a personal computer. 
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the input-output device is selected from a group consisting of: cellular phone, smart phones, personal digital assistants, a self-contained portable hand held computer device. 
   
   
       21 . A method of providing suggestions within a desired group of foods as selected by the subject based on his unique health profile comprising:
 Obtaining the subject's desired group of food items,   querying a database for goodness of all food items that are members of the said group as it relates to the subject's unique health profile,   quantifying said goodness as it relates to the subject's unique health profile sorting the list of said members based on their goodness rating,   producing the optimal short list of food suggestions from within the desired group,   transmitting said rating to the end user.   
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 21  wherein the lists are transmitted through input-output devices. 
   
   
       23 . The method of  claim 22  wherein the input-output device is a personal computer 
   
   
       24 . The method of  claim 22  wherein the input-output device is selected from a group consisting of: cellular phone, smart phones, personal digital assistants, and a self-contained portable hand held computer device. 
   
   
       25 . The method of any of  claims 1 ,  5 ,  9 ,  13 ,  17  and  21  wherein the lists or ratings are transmitted using a W3C protocol including Hypertext Transfer Protocol. 
   
   
       26 . The method of any of  claims 1 ,  5 ,  9 ,  13 ,  17  and  21  wherein the lists or ratings are transmitted using an xml format including xhtml and wml formats. 
   
   
       27 . A computer program product for implementing, in a system including at least one processor and at least one data store configured to store one or more entries and configured to enable one or more end users, where each end user can invoke one of several methods to manipulate and eventually enable the end user to view one or more entries via the computer program product comprising:
 a computer readable medium carrying computer executable instructions for implementing the method,   a computer readable medium containing the data stores of one or more entries, and the computer executable instructions, when executed, causing the system to perform a method of providing personalized nutritional advice to a subject in need thereof comprising:   obtaining the subject's medical condition,   querying a database for at least one of goodness and badness of particular foods and nutrients as they relate to said condition,   quantifying said at least one of goodness and badness of particular foods and nutrients as it relates to said condition;   producing at least one of a quantified goodness list and a quantified badness list of foods and nutrients,   transmitting at least one of the said lists to the end user.   
   
   
       28 . A computer program product for implementing, in a system including at least one processor and at least one data store configured to store one or more entries and configured to enable one or more end users, where each end user can invoke one of several methods to manipulate and eventually enable the end user to view one or more entries via the computer program product comprising:
 a computer readable medium carrying computer executable instructions for implementing the method,   a computer readable medium containing the data stores of one or more entries, and the computer executable instructions, when executed, causing the system to perform a method of providing personalized nutritional advice to a subject in need thereof comprising:   obtaining the subject's medical condition,   querying a database for goodness of particular foods and nutrients as they relate to said condition,   querying a database for badness of particular foods and nutrients as they relate to said condition   quantifying said goodness as it relates to said condition;   quantifying said badness as it relates to said condition,   producing a quantified goodness list of recommended foods and nutrients,   producing a quantified badness list of foods and nutrients to avoid,   transmitting said two lists to the end user.   
   
   
       29 . A computer program product for implementing, in a system including at least one processor and at least one data store configured to store one or more entries and configured to enable one or more end users, where each end user can invoke one of several methods to manipulate and eventually enable the end user to view one or more entries via the computer program product comprising:
 computer readable medium carrying computer executable instructions for implementing the method,   a computer readable medium containing the data stores of one or more entries, and the computer executable instructions, when executed, causing the system to perform a method of providing personalized nutritional advice to a subject suffering from multiple medical conditions comprising:   obtaining a list of the subject's medical conditions,   querying a database for goodness of particular foods and nutrients as they relate to each condition,   querying a database for badness of particular foods and nutrients as they relate to each condition;   quantifying said goodness as it relates to each condition,   quantifying said badness as it relates to each condition;   producing a quantified goodness list of recommended foods and nutrients as it relates to each condition,   producing a quantified badness list of foods and nutrients to avoid as it relates to each condition,   re-ranking said quantified goodness lists and deriving a single list of recommended foods and nutrients;   re-ranking said quantified badness lists and deriving a single list of foods and nutrients to avoid,   transmitting said two single lists to the end user.   
   
   
       30 . A computer program product for implementing, in a system including at least one processor and at least one data store configured to store one or more entries and configured to enable one or more end users, where each end user can invoke one of several methods to manipulate and eventually enable the end user to view one or more entries via the computer program product comprising:
 a computer readable medium carrying computer executable instructions for implementing the method,   a computer readable medium containing the data stores of one or more entries, and the computer executable instructions, when executed, causing the system to perform a method of altering behavior and improving lifestyle in a subject in need thereof comprising:   obtaining the subject's desired nutrition and fitness goals,   querying a database for goodness of particular life style choices as they relate to the health and fitness goals of the subject,   querying a database for badness of particular life style choices as they relate to the health and fitness goals of the subject,   quantifying said goodness as it relates to said health and fitness goals;   quantifying said badness as it relates to said health and fitness goals;   producing a quantified goodness list of optimal foods and activities;   producing a quantified badness list of foods and activities to avoid;   transmitting said two lists to the end user.   
   
   
       31 . A computer program product for implementing, in a system including at least one processor and at least one data store configured to store one or more entries and configured to enable one or more end users, where each end user can invoke one of several methods to manipulate and eventually enable the end user to view one or more entries via the computer program product comprising:
 a computer readable medium carrying computer executable instructions for implementing the method,   a computer readable medium containing the data stores of one or more entries, and the computer executable instructions, when executed, causing the system to perform a method of providing a rating on a specific food item selected by the subject based on his unique health profile comprising:   obtaining the subject's desired food item,   querying a database for goodness of that particular food item as it relates to the subject's unique health profile,   querying a database for badness of that particular food item as it relates to the subject's unique health profile;   quantifying said goodness as it relates to the subject's unique health profile;   quantifying said badness as it relates to the subject's unique health profile;   producing a simple rating of Very Good, Good, Neutral, Unknown, Bad and Very Bad for the selected food item,   transmitting said rating to the end user.   
   
   
       32 . A computer program product for implementing, in a system including at least one processor and at least one data store configured to store one or more entries and is configured to enable one or more end users, where each end user can invoke one of several methods to manipulate and eventually enable the end user to view one or more entries via the computer program product comprising:
 a computer readable medium carrying computer executable instructions for implementing the method,   a computer readable medium containing the data stores of one or more entries, and the computer executable instructions, when executed, causing the system to perform a method of providing suggestions within a desired group of foods as selected by the subject based on his unique health profile comprising:   obtaining the subject's desired group of food items,   querying a database for goodness of all food items that are members of the said group as it relates to the subject's unique health profile,   quantifying said goodness as it relates to the subject's unique health profile sorting the list of said members based on their goodness rating,   producing the optimal short list of food suggestions from within the desired group,   transmitting said rating to the end user.