53 results about "Eating behavior" patented technology

A device for modifying an eating behavior of a subject is provided. The device includes a device body which is attachable to GI tract tissue of a subject and functions in altering an eating behavior thereof.

System and method for identifying, measuring and analyzing food nutritional values and consumer eating behaviors is disclosed. A food container, having weight sensors and food identification sensors, identifies weight, type, and preparation status of the food item being consumed by the user from the food container. Based on the identified information, the nutritional value of the food item is determined and observed. The food container in communication with the system components may provide the user a recommended meal plan to improve the user's health condition. In addition, the food container issues an alert to the user when the user puts too much, too less, or the right amount of food items in the food container or eats the food items too fast.

A device for modifying an eating behavior of a subject is provided. The device includes a device body which is attachable to GI tract tissue of a subject and functions in altering an eating behavior thereof.

A computerized device and system providing a subject with a behavioral plan for maintaining or improving wellness in the field of addiction, especially eating and weight control is disclosed, comprising a computer usable medium with computer readable program code embodied, a means of inputting data concerned with psychological and physical descriptions of the subject's behavior into a retrievable and updatable database. A processing means with computer programmable code for processing input data to produce output data and a display means for displaying information is provided. The computer programmable code is adapted for calculating the optimal eating behavior to be prompted to the subject based upon application of an algorithm that processes input data and outputs a time resolved behavioral plan.

A device for modifying an eating behavior of a subject is provided. The device is configured for implantation within the oral cavity and is capable of altering a palatal vault of the subject.

A method for modulating eating behavior comprising (i) generating at least one confounding neuro-electrical signal that is adapted to modulate the sense of taste in the body, (ii) generating at least one confounding neuro-electrical signal that is adapted to modulate the sense of smell in the body, and (iii) transmitting at least one of the confounding neuro-electrical signals to a subject to modulate the subject's sense of taste or smell. In a preferred embodiment, both confounding neuro-electrical signals are transmitted to the subject to modulate the subject's sense of taste and smell.

Method and systems modulating eating behavior comprising (i) generating at least one confounding neuro-electrical signal that is adapted to modulate the sense of taste in the body, (ii) generating at least one confounding neuro-electrical signal that is adapted to modulate the sense of smell in the body, and (ii) transmitting at least one of the confounding neuro-electrical signals to a subject to modulate the subject's sense of taste or smell. In a preferred embodiment, both confounding neuro-electrical signals are transmitted to the subject to modulate the subject's sense of taste and smell.

The invention provides a warning system and a warning method for preventing an infant from eating a foreign matter. The warning system comprises a microprocessor, a distance sensing module, a data storage module, a photographing module, a wireless module and an intelligent terminal, wherein the distance sensing module, the data storage module, the photographing module and the wireless module are connected with the microprocessor; the wireless module is in communicative connection with the intelligent terminal; the microprocessor, the distance sensing module, the data storage module, the photographing module and the wireless module are integrated into a whole to be placed on the infant. The warning system and the warning method for preventing the infant from eating the foreign matter are convenient to carry, can monitor eating behaviors of the infants in real time, and can send an alarm in time when the infant is suspected to eat the foreign matter sp as to avoid accidents.

The invention discloses a probabilistic context free grammar for food intake. The invention regards monitoring and modification of eating behavior through continuous meal weight measurements, and hasbeen successfully applied in clinical practice to treat obesity and eating disorders. For this purpose, the Mandometer R trademark, a plate scale, along with video recordings of subjects during the course of single meals, has been used to assist clinicians in measuring relevant food intake parameters. In this work, we present a novel algorithm for automatically constructing a subject's food intakecurve using only the Mandometer R trademark weight measurements. This eliminates the need for direct clinical observation or video recordings, thus significantly reducing the manual effort required for analysis. The proposed algorithm aims at identifying specific meal related events (e.g. bites, food additions, artifacts), by applying an adaptive pre-processing stage using Delta coefficients, followed by event detection based on a parametric Probabilistic Context-Free Grammar on the derivative of the recorded sequence. Experimental results on a dataset of 114 meals from individuals sufferingfrom obesity or eating disorders, as well as from individuals with normal BMI, demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.

Methods and compositions are provided for modifying the eating behavior of an individual. The compositions provide an oral stimulatory effect such as tingling, cooling, and / or warming. Consumption of the compositions after eating a desired amount of food may habituate the individual to ending a meal and serve to cue cessation of eating, assisting the individual with ending a meal at a time point before a signal of satiety has reached the brain. Consumption of the composition in lieu of snacking between meals may assist the individual with avoiding consumption of snacks.

System and method for identifying, measuring and analyzing food nutritional values and consumer eating behaviors is disclosed. A food container, having weight sensors and food identification sensors, identifies weight, type, and preparation status of the food item being consumed by the user from the food container. Based on the identified information, the nutritional value of the food item is determined and observed. The food container in communication with the system components may provide the user a recommended meal plan to improve the user's health condition. In addition, the food container issues an alert to the user when the user puts too much, too less, or the right amount of food items in the food container or eats the food items too fast.

Apparatuses and methods for corrective guidance of eating behavior of a patient equipped with a gastric restriction device. The apparatus provides continuous monitoring or one or more parameters related to food passing through the gastric restriction device. Each monitored parameter is processed to provide a visual indication of the current eating behavior. The visual indication is used as input to the patient or a caregiver to modify the eating behavior. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes an emergency relief mechanism that automatically relieves excess pressure developing in the gastric restriction device. In some embodiments, the apparatus is enabled to deliver an appetite suppressant to modify the eating behavior.