Health management support system, control method thereof, and control program

Abstract

To provide a health management support system, a control method thereof, and a control program that are capable of promoting purchase of foods appropriate to a user.SOLUTION: A health management support system according to an embodiment comprises: a first acquisition unit that acquires information on a user including the user's health status; a second acquisition unit that acquires information on one or more foods that are purchase candidates; an estimation unit that estimates an influence on the user's health status when the one or more foods that are purchase candidates are ingested; a calculation unit that calculates cost taken to improve an influence on the user's health status estimated by the estimation unit; and an output unit that outputs the influence on the user's health status estimated by the estimation unit and the cost calculated by the calculation unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a health management support system, a control method thereof, and a control program thereof. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a data receiving means for receiving input of information related to the user's health, and a health guidance support program for functioning as a future prediction means for showing future predictions for both cases where the lifestyle is improved and where the lifestyle is not improved, based on the health information received by the data receiving means. Here, Patent Document 1 discloses that the future prediction is at least one type of prediction selected from the group consisting of body shape, health age, and medical expenses. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2010-157123 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, Patent Document 1 has a problem in that it does not present the economic risks associated with illnesses that may occur if a potential food product is purchased.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above background, and aims to provide a health management support system, a control method and a control program thereof that can encourage a user to purchase foods that are suitable for the user by presenting the user with the economic risks of illness that may occur if the user purchases foods that are candidates for purchase. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A health management system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first acquisition unit that acquires information about a user including the user's health condition, a second acquisition unit that acquires information about one or more foods that are candidates for purchase, an estimation unit that estimates the impact on the user's health condition when the one or more foods that are candidates for purchase are consumed, a calculation unit that calculates the cost required to improve the impact on the user's health condition estimated by the estimation unit, and an output unit that outputs the impact on the user's health condition estimated by the estimation unit and the cost calculated by the calculation unit. This health management support system can present the user with the economic risk of illness that may occur if the candidate foods are purchased. This allows the user to purchase appropriate foods while also taking into account the economic risk.

[0007] The information about the user may include at least one of the user's age, sex, height, and weight. By referring to not only the user's health condition but also the user's sex and age, it is possible to improve the accuracy of estimating the impact on the user's health condition if the candidate food is purchased.

[0008] The information about the user may include information about at least one of foods that the user is recommended to avoid and foods that the user is prohibited from consuming, thereby preventing unintentional purchase of foods that the user is recommended to avoid and foods that the user is prohibited from consuming.

[0009] The information about the one or more foods to be considered for purchase may include information about the items and nutrients of the one or more foods to be considered for purchase.

[0010] The estimation unit may estimate, as an effect on the user's health condition, a disease that the user may develop.

[0011] The estimation unit may extract the food purchasing history and health condition change status of one or more subjects that are determined to be similar to the user's health condition from the food purchasing history and health condition change status of each of a plurality of subjects in the past registered in a first database, and estimate the impact on the user's health condition by referring to the food purchasing history and health condition change status of the extracted subjects.

[0012] The calculation unit may extract the costs of treating an illness that the user may develop, which is estimated by the estimation unit as an impact on the user's health condition, for one or more subjects who have developed an illness from the illnesses and costs of treating the illnesses that have been developed by each of a plurality of past subjects registered in a second database, and calculate the costs of treating the illness that the user may develop, which is estimated by the estimation unit, by referring to the extracted costs.

[0013] The system may further include a selection unit that selects an alternative food to at least one of the one or more foods candidate for purchase as an alternative food when the impact on the user's health condition estimated by the estimation unit exceeds a predetermined degree of impact, and the output unit may further output information regarding the alternative food.

[0014] A control method of a health management support system according to one embodiment of the present invention acquires information about a user including the user's health condition, acquires information about one or more foods that are candidates for purchase, estimates the impact on the user's health condition if the one or more foods that are candidates for purchase are consumed, calculates the cost required to improve the estimated impact on the user's health condition, and outputs the estimated impact on the user's health condition and the calculated cost. This control method of a health management support system can present to the user the economic risk of illness that may occur if the candidate foods are purchased. This allows the user to purchase appropriate foods while also taking into account the economic risk.

[0015] A control program according to an embodiment of the present invention causes a computer to execute the following processes: acquiring information about a user including the user's health condition; acquiring information about one or more foods that are candidates for purchase; estimating the impact on the user's health condition when the one or more foods that are candidates for purchase are consumed; calculating the cost required to improve the estimated impact on the user's health condition; and outputting the estimated impact on the user's health condition and the calculated cost. This control program can present the user with the economic risk of illness that may occur if the candidate foods are purchased. This allows the user to purchase appropriate foods while also taking into account the economic risk. Effect of the Invention

[0016] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a health management support system, a control method, and a control program that can encourage a user to purchase foods that are suitable for the user by presenting the user with the economic risks of illness that may occur if the user purchases foods that are candidates for purchase. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0017] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a health management support system according to a first embodiment. [Diagram 2] 2 is a block diagram showing a specific example of the configuration of a health management support device provided in the health management support system shown in FIG. 1. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a modified example of the health management support system shown in FIG. [Figure 4] 4 is a block diagram showing a specific example of the configuration of a health management support device provided in the health management support system shown in FIG. 3. [Diagram 5] 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the health management support system shown in FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the display content of a monitor of a user terminal. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0018] The present invention will be described below through embodiments of the invention, but the invention according to the claims is not limited to the following embodiments. In addition, not all of the configurations described in the embodiments are necessarily essential as means for solving the problems. For clarity of explanation, the following description and drawings are omitted and simplified as appropriate. In each drawing, the same elements are given the same reference numerals, and repeated explanations are omitted as necessary.

[0019] <Embodiment 1> FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a health management support system 1 according to the first embodiment. In the health management support system 1, the economic risk of illness that may occur when purchasing a food candidate for purchase is presented to the user, so that the user can purchase appropriate foods while also taking into consideration the economic risk. In other words, the health management support system 1 can encourage the user to purchase foods that are appropriate for the user. A specific description will be given below.

[0020] As shown in Fig. 1, health management support system 1 includes health management support device 10, user terminal 20, communication terminal 30, database 40, and network 50. Database 40 includes databases 40_1 and 40_2. Health management support device 10 can also be called a health management support system. Health management support device 10, user terminal 20, communication terminal 30, and database 40 are configured to be able to communicate with each other via wired or wireless network 50.

[0021] The user terminal 20 is a communication-enabled terminal owned by the user U1 or temporarily assigned to the user U1, and is, for example, a PC (Personal Computer) terminal, a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, or a dedicated communication terminal prepared for this system. For example, the user U1 inputs information about the user U1 to the user terminal 20 by operating the operation screen or keyboard of the user terminal 20. The user terminal 20 accepts the information about the user U1 input by the operation of the user U1, and transmits it to the health management support device 10 via the network 50.

[0022] Here, the information about the user U1 includes at least information about the health condition of the user U1. The information about the health condition of the user U1 is, for example, whether the health condition of the user U1 is good or not, or the condition of the illness if the user U1 is sick. Note that the results of a health check for the user U1 may be used as the information about the health condition of the user U1.

[0023] The information on user U1 may include at least one of the age, sex, height, and weight of user U1, thereby improving the accuracy of the health management support device 10, which will be described later, in estimating the effect on the health condition of user U1 when the candidate food is consumed.

[0024] Furthermore, the information on the user U1 may include at least information on foods that are recommended to be avoided and foods that are prohibited to be consumed by the user U1. The foods that are recommended to be avoided may be broadly classified foods such as fish, meat, or vegetables, or may be finely classified foods such as pacific saury, salmon, or eel. More specifically, the foods that are recommended to be avoided may be eggs, milk, wheat, or buckwheat, which may cause food allergies, or fatty foods such as medium fatty tuna, or honey, which are recommended to be avoided because the user is an infant. This can improve the accuracy of estimating the impact on the health condition of the user U1 when the candidate food is consumed by the health management support device 10 described later. In addition, it can prevent unintentional purchase of prohibited foods.

[0025] In the present embodiment, the case has been described as an example in which the user terminal 20 receives information about the user U1 and transmits it to the health management support device 10 via the network 50, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a communication terminal (not shown) installed in a hospital may receive the results of a health check or examination of the user U1 and transmit it to the health management support device 10 via the network 50. Alternatively, a wearable terminal (not shown) worn by the user U1 may transmit vital data of the user U1, such as the heart rate and pulse rate, to the health management support device 10 via the network 50.

[0026] The communication terminal 30 is, for example, a communication-enabled terminal installed in each shopping cart of a store where food is sold, and may be a mobile terminal such as a PC terminal or a tablet terminal, or a dedicated communication terminal prepared for this system. The communication terminal 30 reads information about food candidates placed in the shopping cart by the user U1, for example, from the results of analyzing the labels attached to the food or photographed images of the food, and transmits the information to the health management support device 10 via the network 50.

[0027] In the present embodiment, the communication terminal 30 is installed in each shopping cart in one store, but the present invention is not limited to this. The communication terminal 30 may be installed in each shopping cart in a plurality of stores. Also, instead of the communication terminal 30, the user terminal 20 may read information about food candidates for purchase and transmit the information to the health management support device 10 via the network 50.

[0028] The health management support device 10 estimates the impact on the health condition of user U1 if the food candidate for purchase is consumed, calculates the cost of improving the impact on user U1's health condition, and outputs the estimation results and calculation results.

[0029] Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing an example configuration of health management supporting device 10. As shown in Fig. 2, health management supporting device 10 includes at least first acquiring unit 11, second acquiring unit 12, estimating unit 13, calculating unit 14, and output unit 15.

[0030] The first acquisition unit 11 acquires information about the user U1, including the health condition of the user U1, transmitted from the user terminal 20 or the like.

[0031] The second acquisition unit 12 acquires information about food candidates for purchase by the user U1, transmitted from a communication terminal 30 or the like installed in a shopping cart or the like in a store. The information about the food candidates for purchase may include information about the types and nutrients of the food candidates for purchase.

[0032] The estimation unit 13 estimates the effect on the health state of the user U1 when the food candidate for purchase is consumed. For example, the estimation unit 13 estimates a disease that the user U1 may develop as the effect on the health state of the user U1.

[0033] Specifically, for example, if the food candidate for purchase is an allergen food such as eggs, the estimation unit 13 estimates the onset of food allergy as the impact on the health condition of the user U1. Also, for example, if the food candidate for purchase is a food with a high fat content, the estimation unit 13 estimates the onset of metabolic syndrome as the impact on the health condition of the user U1. Also, for example, if the food candidate for purchase is a food containing a large amount of carcinogenic substances, the estimation unit 13 estimates the onset of cancer in a predetermined site as the impact on the health condition of the user U1. Also, for example, if the food candidate for purchase is a food containing a large amount of sugar, the estimation unit 13 estimates the onset of diabetes or osteoporosis as the impact on the health condition of the user U1. Alternatively, if the intake of a predetermined component when multiple foods candidate for purchase are consumed is excessive, the estimation unit 13 may estimate a disease that the user U1 may develop due to excessive intake of the predetermined component.

[0034] The estimation unit 13 is not limited to estimating the impact on the health condition of the user U1 for each food candidate for purchase. For example, the estimation unit 13 may estimate the cumulative impact on the health condition of the user U1 of a plurality of foods purchased in the past going back to a predetermined period and the food candidate for purchase.

[0035] Furthermore, the estimation unit 13 may estimate the probability of developing a disease as well as the disease that the user U1 may develop as an impact on the health condition of the user U1. The impact on the health condition of the user U1 when the candidate food is consumed may vary depending on the current health condition of the user U1, and the age, sex, height, and weight of the user U1. Therefore, the estimation unit 13 can improve the estimation accuracy as the amount of information about the user U1 acquired by the first acquisition unit 11 increases.

[0036] The estimation unit 13 will be described in more detail. For example, the database 40_1 stores the food purchase history and changes in health status of each of a plurality of past users (subjects). The estimation unit 13 extracts, from the database 40_1, the food purchase history and changes in health status of one or more subjects determined to be similar to the health status of the current user U1. The estimation unit 13 then refers to the food purchase history and changes in health status of the extracted subjects to estimate the impact on the health status of the user U1 if the candidate food is consumed.

[0037] In addition to the food purchase history and changes in health status of each of the past subjects, at least any of the age, sex, height, and weight of each of the past subjects may be further registered in the database 40_1. This allows the estimation unit 13 to easily narrow down the conditions, thereby improving the estimation accuracy.

[0038] The calculation unit 14 calculates the cost of improving the effect on the health condition of the user U1 of ingesting the food candidate for purchase, which is estimated by the estimation unit 13 (for example, a disease that the user U1 may develop if the food candidate for purchase is ingested). This cost includes at least the medical expenses for the disease. In addition, this cost may also include transportation expenses for visiting a hospital.

[0039] The calculation unit 14 will be described in more detail. For example, the database 40_2 registers the illnesses and the costs of treating the illnesses of each of a plurality of past users (subjects). The calculation unit 14 extracts, from the database 40_2, the costs of treating the illnesses of one or more subjects who have developed an illness that the user U1 may develop, as estimated by the estimation unit 13. The calculation unit 14 then refers to the extracted costs to calculate the costs of treating the illness that the user U1 may develop, as estimated by the estimation unit 13.

[0040] In addition to the illnesses and the costs of treating the illnesses of each of the past subjects, at least any of the age, sex, height, and weight of each of the past subjects may be registered in the database 40_2. This allows the calculation unit 14 to easily narrow down the conditions, thereby improving the accuracy of cost calculation.

[0041] The output unit 15 outputs the estimation result by the estimation unit 13 and the calculation result by the calculation unit 14. Specifically, the output unit 15 outputs the impact on the health condition of the user U1 when the candidate food is consumed, and the cost required to improve the impact on the health condition of the user U1. The information output from the output unit 15 is transferred to the user terminal 20, for example, via the network 50, and displayed on the monitor of the user terminal 20. This allows the user U1 to recognize the economic risk of illness that may occur if the candidate food is consumed.

[0042] The output unit 15 may be configured to output information to the effect that the food candidate for purchase is at least one of a food that is recommended to be avoided and a food that is prohibited to be consumed. The information output from the output unit 15 is transferred to the user terminal 20 via the network 50, for example, and output as audio from the speaker of the user terminal 20. This allows the user U1 to prevent unintentional purchase of prohibited foods, etc.

[0043] In this way, the health management support system 1 according to the present embodiment presents the user U1 with the economic risk of illness that may occur if the user purchases a food candidate, so the user U1 can purchase appropriate foods while also taking the economic risk into consideration. In other words, the health management support system 1 can encourage the user U1 to purchase foods that are suitable for him / her.

[0044] The health management support device 10 may be configured to suggest an alternative food to at least one of the one or more foods of the candidate foods as a substitute food when the influence on the health condition of the user U1 of ingesting one or more foods of the candidate foods exceeds a predetermined influence level. A brief explanation will be given below with reference to Figs. 3 and 4.

[0045] Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing a modified example of health management support system 1 as health management support system 1a. Health management support system 1a includes health management support device 10a instead of health management support device 10. Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing a specific configuration example of health management support device 10a. Compared to health management support device 10, health management support device 10a further includes a selection unit 16.

[0046] When the influence on the health condition of user U1 when one or more foods of the candidate foods are consumed exceeds a predetermined influence level, the selection unit 16 selects a food that is a substitute for at least one of the one or more foods of the candidate foods as an alternative food. For example, when the illness that user U1 may develop when consuming the candidate foods is serious or when the probability of developing the illness is very high, the selection unit 16 selects a food that is a substitute for the candidate foods as an alternative food. Then, the output unit 15 outputs information on the alternative food in addition to the estimation result by the estimation unit 13 and the calculation result by the calculation unit 14. The other configurations of the health management support system 1a are the same as those of the health management support system 1, and therefore the description thereof will be omitted.

[0047] (Operation of health management support system 1) Next, the operation of the health management support system 1 will be described with reference to Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the health management support system 1.

[0048] First, a user terminal 20 such as a smartphone receives information about user U1, including the health condition of user U1, input by the user U1's operation, and transmits the information to the health management support device 10 via the network 50. As already described, the information about user U1 may be received by a communication terminal installed in a hospital or a wearable terminal, instead of the user terminal 20, and may be transmitted to the health management support device 10 via the network 50.

[0049] Furthermore, the communication terminal 30 installed in the shopping basket of the store receives information about food candidates for purchase that have been placed in the shopping basket by the user U1, and transmits the information to the health management support device 10 via the network 50. As already explained, the information may be received from the user terminal 20, not limited to the communication terminal 30, and transmitted to the health management support device 10 via the network 50.

[0050] In the health management support device 10, the first acquisition unit 11 acquires information about the user U1, including the health condition of the user U1, transmitted from the user terminal 20 or the like (step S101).

[0051] In addition, in the health management support device 10, the second acquisition unit 12 acquires information on one or more foods that are candidates for purchase, transmitted from a communication terminal 30 or the like installed in a shopping cart in a store (step S102). In this example, the second acquisition unit 12 acquires information on foods F1 to F3 as information on one or more foods that are candidates for purchase.

[0052] Thereafter, in the health management support device 10, the estimation unit 13 estimates the effect on the health condition of the user U1 when one or more of the food items that are candidates for purchase are consumed (step S103).

[0053] Specifically, the estimation unit 13 first extracts from the database 40_1 the food purchase history and the change in health state of one or more subjects who are determined to be in a similar health state to the current health state of the user U1. The estimation unit 13 then refers to the food purchase history and the change in health state of the extracted subjects to estimate the effect on the health state of the user U1 if the candidate food is consumed.

[0054] For example, the estimation unit 13 estimates that the onset of food allergy is the effect on the health condition of user U1 when the candidate food F1 is consumed. At this time, the estimation unit 13 estimates that the probability of developing food allergy when the candidate food F1 is consumed is 25%. At this time, the estimation unit 13 estimates that the onset of metabolic syndrome is the effect on the health condition of user U1 when the candidate foods F2 and F3 are consumed. At this time, the estimation unit 13 estimates that the probabilities of developing metabolic syndrome when the candidate foods F2 and F3 are consumed are 10% and 5%, respectively.

[0055] Then, in the health management support device 10, the calculation unit 14 calculates the cost of improving the impact on the health condition of user U1 of consuming the food candidate for purchase (e.g., a disease that user U1 may develop if the food candidate for purchase is consumed) estimated by the estimation unit 13 (step S104).

[0056] Specifically, first, the calculation unit 14 extracts, from the database 40_2, the costs incurred in treating one or more subjects who have developed a disease that the user U1 may develop, which is estimated by the estimation unit 13. Then, the calculation unit 14 refers to the extracted costs, and calculates the costs incurred in treating the disease that the user U1 may develop, which is estimated by the estimation unit 13.

[0057] For example, the calculation unit 14 calculates that the cost of treating a food allergy that the user U1 may develop as a result of ingesting the candidate food F1 is about 50,000 yen. The calculation unit 14 also calculates that the cost of treating metabolic syndrome that the user U1 may develop as a result of ingesting the candidate foods F2 and F3 is about 30,000 yen.

[0058] Thereafter, the output unit 15 outputs the estimation result by the estimation unit 13 and the calculation result by the calculation unit 14 (step S105). Specifically, the output unit 15 outputs the impact on the health condition of the user U1 when the candidate food is consumed, and the cost required to improve the impact on the health condition of the user U1. The information output from the output unit 15 is transferred to the user terminal 20, for example, via the network 50, and displayed on the monitor of the user terminal 20. This allows the user U1 to recognize the economic risk of illness that may occur when the candidate food is consumed.

[0059] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the display content on the monitor of the user terminal 20. As shown in FIG. As shown in Fig. 6, the impact on the health condition of user U1 when food items F1 to F3 that are candidates for purchase are consumed, and the expected cost required to improve the impact on the health condition of user U1 are displayed on the monitor of user terminal 20. In the example of Fig. 6, diseases that user U1 may develop and the probability of developing the diseases are displayed as the impact on the health condition of user U1.

[0060] In this way, the health management support system 1 according to the present embodiment presents the user U1 with the economic risk of illness that may occur if the user purchases a food candidate, so the user U1 can purchase appropriate foods while also taking the economic risk into consideration. In other words, the health management support system 1 can encourage the user U1 to purchase foods that are suitable for him / her.

[0061] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified as appropriate without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

[0062] Furthermore, in the present disclosure, a part or all of the control processing in the health management support system 1 can be realized by causing a CPU (Central Processing Unit) to execute a computer program.

[0063] The above-mentioned program includes a set of instructions (or software code) for making the computer perform one or more functions described in the embodiment when the program is loaded into the computer. The program may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium or a tangible storage medium. By way of example and not limitation, the computer-readable medium or the tangible storage medium includes random-access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), flash memory, solid-state drive (SSD) or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disc (DVD), Blu-ray® disk or other optical disk storage, magnetic cassette, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage device. The program may be transmitted on a transitory computer-readable medium or a communication medium. By way of example and not limitation, the transitory computer-readable medium or the communication medium includes electrical, optical, acoustic, or other forms of propagating signals. [Explanation of symbols]

[0064] 1. Health management support system 1a Health management support system 10 Health management support equipment 10a Health management support equipment 11 First acquisition part 12 Second acquisition part 13 Estimation part 14 Calculation section 15 Output section 16 Selection section 20 User terminal 30 Communication terminals 40 Databases 40_1 Database 40_2 Database 50 Network

Claims

1. A first acquisition unit that acquires information about the user including a health condition of the user; A second acquisition unit that acquires information about one or more food items that are candidates for purchase; an estimation unit that estimates a disease that the user may develop if the user consumes one or more of the food candidates as an effect on the user's health condition; A calculation unit that calculates a cost required to improve the effect on the user's health condition estimated by the estimation unit; and an output unit that outputs the effect on the user's health condition estimated by the estimation unit and the cost calculated by the calculation unit; A health management support system comprising: The estimation unit is Extracting food purchase histories and changes in health conditions of one or more subjects whose health conditions are determined to be similar to the health condition of the user from the food purchase histories and changes in health conditions of each of a plurality of subjects in the past registered in a first database; A change in the health state of the extracted subject that would occur if the subject ingests one or more of the foods to be purchased, the change corresponding to the food purchase history and the change in the health state of the extracted subject from the health state determined to be similar to the health state of the user, is estimated as an impact on the health state of the user; The calculation unit is extracting costs incurred to treat a disease that the user may develop, which is estimated by the estimation unit as an effect on the user's health condition, for one or more subjects who have developed a disease that the user may develop, from the diseases and costs incurred to treat the diseases of each of a plurality of subjects in the past, which are registered in a second database; Calculating the cost of treating the disease that the user may develop, which corresponds to the extracted cost and is estimated by the estimation unit, as the cost of improving the impact on the user's health condition. Health management support system.

2. The information about the user includes at least one of the user's age, sex, height, and weight. The health care support system according to claim 1 .

3. The information about the user includes information about at least one of foods that the user is recommended to avoid and foods that the user is prohibited from consuming. The health care support system according to claim 1 .

4. The information about the one or more foods that can be purchased includes information about the items and nutrients of the one or more foods that can be purchased. The health care support system according to claim 1 .

5. Obtaining information about the user, including the user's health condition; Obtaining information regarding one or more food items that you are considering purchasing; Estimating an effect on the user's health condition of a disease that the user may develop if the user consumes one or more of the candidate foods; Calculating the cost of improving the estimated impact on the user's health condition; and outputting the estimated impact on the user's health status and the calculated cost. A method for controlling a health care support system, comprising: In estimating the effect on the user's health condition, Extracting food purchase histories and changes in health conditions of one or more subjects whose health conditions are determined to be similar to the health condition of the user from the food purchase histories and changes in health conditions of each of a plurality of subjects in the past registered in a first database; A change in the health state of the extracted subject that would occur if the subject ingests one or more of the foods to be purchased, the change corresponding to the food purchase history and the change in the health state of the extracted subject from the health state determined to be similar to the health state of the user, is estimated as an impact on the health state of the user; In calculating the above costs, Extracting costs for treating a disease that the user may develop, which is estimated as an impact on the user's health condition, from the diseases and costs for treating the diseases that have developed in each of the multiple subjects in the past, which are registered in the second database; Calculating the estimated cost of treating the disease that the user may develop, which corresponds to the extracted cost, as the cost of improving the effect on the user's health condition; A method for controlling a health management support system.

6. obtaining information about the user, including the user's health condition; obtaining information regarding one or more food items for purchase; A process of estimating an illness that the user may develop if the user consumes one or more of the food candidates for purchase as an impact on the user's health condition; A process of calculating a cost required to improve the estimated impact on the user's health condition; outputting the estimated impact on the user's health status and the calculated cost; A control program for causing a computer to execute the above. In the process of estimating an effect on the user's health condition, Extracting food purchase histories and changes in health conditions of one or more subjects whose health conditions are determined to be similar to the health condition of the user from the food purchase histories and changes in health conditions of each of a plurality of subjects in the past registered in a first database; A change in the health state of the extracted subject that would occur if the subject ingests one or more of the foods to be purchased, the change corresponding to the food purchase history and the change in the health state of the extracted subject from the health state determined to be similar to the health state of the user, is estimated as an impact on the health state of the user; In the process of calculating the cost, Extracting costs for treating a disease that the user may develop, which is estimated as an impact on the user's health condition, from the diseases and costs for treating the diseases that have developed in each of the multiple subjects in the past, which are registered in the second database; Calculating the estimated cost of treating the disease that the user may develop, which corresponds to the extracted cost, as the cost of improving the effect on the user's health condition; Control program.

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