EURRECA nutritional planning and dietary assessment software tool: NutPlan

Gurinović, Mirjana; Kadvan, Agnes; Bucchini, Luca; Matthys, Christophe; Torres, Duarte; Novaković, R; Smith, Rhonda; Glibetić, Maria

doi:10.1038/ejcn.2010.59

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“…Its main goal is to help people to assess their diets and balance their meals. It transforms the initial meal into a well balanced one based on users' energy needs and their medical problems related to nutrition (9). Our software does not include specific considerations for various diseases.…”

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Leemoo, a Dietary Assessment and Nutritional Planning Software, Using Fuzzy Logic

Ejtahed

Sarsharzadeh

Mirmiran

et al. 2013

Int J Endocrinol Metab

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Background:Leemoo is a user-friendly software designed for nutritional planning and dietary assessment applications by cooperation of Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, which uses fuzzy logic for the first time. It provides a range of recommended servings for food groups, which are easier for people to follow.Objectives:The aim of this research was to describe the applications of this newly introduced software.Methods and Materials:Leemoo contains the following databases: food, nutrients, MyPyramid equivalents and physical activity. These databases facilitate diet analysis and planning. The food composition database includes 2920 Iranian food items, with the nutrient composition for up to 64 nutrients.Results:All databases are flexible for updating. The program can calculate the amounts of nutrients and food group intakes and compare these with Dietary Reference Intakes and MyPyramid recommendations. This software has the ability of nutritional planning and estimates normal intake ranges of seven food groups based on person need.Conclusions:This software was envisaged for use by health professionals, researchers and ordinary people and can be recommended for educational purpose and nutrition research in Iran. Future studies must be conducted to evaluate the effects of this software on users’ dietary habits and nutrition knowledge.

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confidence: 99%

Leemoo, a Dietary Assessment and Nutritional Planning Software, Using Fuzzy Logic

Ejtahed

Sarsharzadeh

Mirmiran

et al. 2013

Int J Endocrinol Metab

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“…In addition, the SQL database will be used as the key source of data for nutritional software for diet planning, targeting health professions that have also been developed in the context of EURRECA (Gurinović et al, 2010).…”

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“…(2) To develop a common database/data source to be used in other nutritional software tools (for example, for menu planning), which is developed in the context of EURRECA (Gurinović et al, 2010).…”

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Nutri-RecQuest: a web-based search engine on current micronutrient recommendations

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Background: The EURRECA (EURopean micronutrient RECommendations Aligned) Network of Excellence collated current micronutrient recommendations. A user-friendly tool, Nutri-RecQuest, was developed to allow access to the collated data and to create a database source for use in other nutritional software tools. Methods: Recommendations, that is, intakes of micronutrients sufficient to meet the requirements of the majority of healthy individuals of that population, from 37 European countries/organizations and eight key non-European countries/regions comprising 29 micronutrients were entered into a database. General information on the source of the recommendations, as well scientific background information, was added. Results: A user-friendly web-based interface was developed to provide efficient search, comparison, display, print and export functions. Conclusion: Easy access to existing recommendations through the web-based tool may be valuable for bodies responsible for setting recommendations, as well as for users of recommendations including scientists, policy makers, health professionals and industry. Adding related dietary reference values such as average nutrient requirements and upper limits may extend the utility of the tool.

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“…The development of much needed research infrastructure for nutrition in the Balkan region requires designing research tools that are standardized and validated to ensure comparable results in an international context ( 1 ). In the past decade, different elements of research infrastructure were developed: a food composition database ( 2 ), dietary software for data collection and nutrient calculation ( 3 ), and nutritional planning and dietary assessment software with incorporated nutritional recommendations ( 4 ). All of these are prerequisite for conducting food consumption surveys and other nutritional research.…”

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The Development and Validation of Food Atlas for Portion Size Estimation in the Balkan Region

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Assessment of portion sizes is an important factor for the accuracy of food consumption surveys. The objective of this study was to develop and validate a food atlas of commonly consumed foods in the Balkan region in order to improve the accuracy of portion size estimation for food consumption surveys. A list of 135 foods and their portion sizes was based on previously conducted food consumption surveys in this region. Food was cooked, measured and served in three or four portion sizes right before being photographed. A validation study was conducted through the visual perception method. Without receiving training on usage of the food picture book, participants were asked to evaluate two portion sizes of 20 selected foods by comparison with a photo series of each food. Portion sizes were evaluated by 18 nutrition professionals and 17 lay individuals who had no nutritional education. Mean differences and the standard deviations of the mean differences (SD) between the portions estimated by each participant and the served portion were calculated. The percentages of participants who selected the correct, adjacent or distant portion size also were calculated. The number of food items that were quantified within the predefined acceptable range (i.e., mean difference < ∣ 0·7 ∣ and SD < 1) was 16 (80%) among lay individuals and 17 (85%) among nutritional professionals. Among 16 photo series that were assessed as “acceptable,” the percentage of all participants, who selected the correct picture, was between 44.3 and 82.9%, with an average of 60.2%. Only three foods were assessed correctly by <50% participants. The percentage of participants who selected the correct or adjacent serving size was above 98% for both lay and professional evaluators. This is the first food atlas containing representative foods and recipes commonly consumed in the Balkan region. However, further adjustments of the methodology should include larger number of food items to be tested, involvement of more participants and provision of training for the users of the food atlas. This food atlas could be used in food consumption surveys in the Balkan region after further testing and validation.

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EURRECA nutritional planning and dietary assessment software tool: NutPlan

Cited by 10 publications

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Leemoo, a Dietary Assessment and Nutritional Planning Software, Using Fuzzy Logic

Leemoo, a Dietary Assessment and Nutritional Planning Software, Using Fuzzy Logic

Nutri-RecQuest: a web-based search engine on current micronutrient recommendations

The Development and Validation of Food Atlas for Portion Size Estimation in the Balkan Region

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