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.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for providing nutritional information based on health conditions, the method comprising:
 (a) identifying, via a computing device, a first list of items comprising a plurality of nutrients and food items comprising one or more of the nutrients;   (b) identifying, via the computing device, a second list of problems comprising a plurality of health conditions;   (c) determining, via the computing device, for each item in the first list of items a first factor for each of the plurality of health conditions in the second list of problems, the first factor indicates whether each item is good or bad for a corresponding health condition of the plurality of health conditions in the second list of problems; and   (d) determining, via the computing device, for each pair of different items in the first list of items a second factor, the second factor indicates whether one item in the pair works against or enhances the effects of the other item in the pair.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein step (a) further comprises determining a numeric factor representing a level of presence of the nutrient in each of the plurality of food items. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of health conditions comprises one or more of an illness, physical activity, diet and a health goal. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein step (c) further comprises representing the first factor as a positive value for a good item, a negative value for a bad item and 0 for a neutral item. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein step (d) further comprises representing the second factor as a positive value for an item that enhances the effect of the other item in the pair, a negative value for an item that works against the effect of the other item in the pair, and 0 for an item that does not have an effect of the other item in the pair. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving, by the computing device, an inquiry identifying an individual's plurality of health conditions. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising establishing, by the computing device, a composite score for a food item in relation to the individual's plurality of health conditions. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising determining, by the computing device, whether a food item has a positive score or a negative score based on the individual's plurality of health conditions. 
     
     
         9 . A system for providing nutritional information based on health conditions, the system comprising:
 a computing device configured to identify a first list of items comprising a plurality of nutrients and food items comprising one or more of the nutrients and a second list of problems comprising a plurality of health conditions;   wherein the computing device is configured to determine for each item in the first list of items a first factor for each of the plurality of health conditions in the second list of problems, the first factor indicates whether each item is good or bad for a corresponding health condition of the plurality of health conditions in the second list of problems; and   wherein the computing device is configured to determine for each pair of different items in the first list of items a second factor, the second factor indicates whether one item in the pair works against or enhances the effects of the other item in the pair.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the computing device is further configured to determine a numeric factor representing a level of presence of the nutrient in each of the plurality of food items. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of health conditions comprises one or more of an illness, physical activity, diet and a health goal. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the computing device is further configured to represent the first factor as a positive value for a good item, a negative value for a bad item and 0 for a neutral item. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the computing device is further configured to represent the second factor as a positive value for an item that enhances the effect of the other item in the pair, a negative value for an item that works against the effect of the other item in the pair, and 0 for an item that does not have an effect of the other item in the pair. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the computing device is further configured to receive an inquiry identifying an individual's plurality of health conditions. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the computing device is further configured to determine a composite score for a food item in relation to the individual's plurality of health conditions. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the computing device is further configured to determine whether a food item has a positive score or a negative score based on the individual's plurality of health conditions.