Navigation Links
Purdue researchers click nutrition with camera diet study
Date:9/10/2007

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University team plans to help health-conscious people better gauge what's on their plates by using their cell phone cameras.

Carol Boushey, an associate professor in the Department of Foods and Nutrition, said the project would expand on a technique already in use by adding a strong scientific grounding. Currently, dieters can subscribe to online sites that monitor eating habits by critiquing photos they send of their meals. The idea offers busy people the chance to get nutritional feedback without spending time writing down all of their meals, drinks and snacks.

"This idea of using cameras to evaluate your diet by snapping pictures of your meals is not a new one," Boushey said. "What makes our proposal different is that we're designing the software to better evaluate portion sizes and nutritional content. Some of those online sites have sent messages to people advising them to stop drinking a soda when they were actually drinking tea. That will not happen here."

The team will receive $452,000 during the first year of an expected four-year study. The work is funded as part of a larger initiative, the Exposure Biology Program, from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, a component of the National Institutes of Health.

Approximately $19 million was awarded during the first round of exposure biology grant announcements on Sept. 4. The program focuses on technological developments that better assess exposures to environmental stressors, including chemical and biological agents, dietary intake, physical activity, psychosocial stress, and addictive substances.

The Exposure Biology Program is one of two complementary research programs outlined in the Genes and Environment Initiative, a five-year effort by the National Institutes of Health to identify the genetic and environmental underpinnings of asthma, diabetes, cancer and other common illnesses.

Boushey, princ
'/>"/>

Contact: Tanya Brown
tanyabrown@purdue.edu
765-494-2079
Purdue University
Source:Eurekalert

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2

Related biology news :

1. Purdue proves concept of using nano-materials for drug discovery
2. Purdue researchers use enzyme to clip DNA wires
3. Purdue scientists may have found key to halting spinal cord damage
4. Purdue researchers find key to rice blast fungus
5. Purdues gold nanorods brighten future for medical imaging
6. Purdue creates new low-cost system to detect bacteria
7. Researchers discover way to make cells in the eye sensitive to light
8. Researchers find how protein allows insects to detect and respond to pheromones
9. Researchers Uncover Key Step In Manufacture of Memory Protein
10. NYU researchers simulate molecular biological clock
11. Researchers reveal the infectious impact of salmon farms on wild salmon
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:5/22/2013)... working to improve durability in fuel cell powered ... have discovered links between electrode degradation processes and ... the effects of electrode degradation stressors in the ... lifetime. , The findings of the study, led ... latest in a long-term study at Burnaby-based Ballard ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... and human health effects from disposal of millions ... scientists to recommend stronger government policies to encourage ... materials. That,s the conclusion of a new paper ... Technology . , Oladele A. Ogunseitan and colleagues ... for powering everything from smart phones to components ...
(Date:5/22/2013)... wild plants have slowed in recent years, according to ... of Leeds and the Naturalis Biodiversity Centre in the ... diversity of species in Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands ... brightened markedly after 1990, with a slowdown in local ... plants. , Professor Bill Kunin, Professor of ...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):Tests lead to doubling of fuel cell life 2Encouraging signs for bee biodiversity 2Encouraging signs for bee biodiversity 3
... , The evolution of hydroecology/ecohydrology , Process ... Methological approaches , Detailed case studies and future ... range of organisms (plants, invertebrates and fish), provides ... emphasizes wider research implications with respect to environmental ...
... Calif.) -- Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is emitted in ... near Santa Barbara. About half of these bubbles dissolve into ... uncertain. Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara have ... into the air -- good news for the Earth,s atmosphere. ...
... affect ecosystems is an important and timely question, especially ... in an article published online on December 20th in ... that changes in global carbon dioxide levels probably had ... group of plants, termed C4 grasses, which includes major ...
Cached Biology News:Scientists find good news about methane bubbling up from the ocean floor 2A link between greenhouse gases and the evolution of C4 grasses 2
(Date:5/23/2013)... , May 23, 2013  Saddleback Memorial Medical Center ... became the first hospital on the West Coast to ... new surgical option provides women with a state-of-the-art, minimally ... Marc Winter , M.D., a highly regarded ... and medical director of minimally invasive surgery at Saddleback ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... Ill. , May 23, 2013 Z ... providing value-added ingredients to a variety of industries, announced ... in a panel discussion at this year,s National Restaurant ... 20-21, 2013, on behalf of the Research Chefs Association.  ... for Restaurants: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... SAN DIEGO , May 23, 2013  Verenium ... biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of ... , Chief Financial Officer, will present at two ... Mr. Black will present at the Second Annual ... at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.  ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... Washington, DC (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 ... of genetics-based ancestry tracing for people of African ... myDNAmix Admixture product offering. For people of all ... genetic make-up from five distinct populations: Indigenous Americas ... Europe and India Subcontinent. , Originally ...
Breaking Biology Technology:Saddleback Memorial Surgeon First on the West Coast to Perform Single-Site Robotic Hysterectomy 2Saddleback Memorial Surgeon First on the West Coast to Perform Single-Site Robotic Hysterectomy 3Z Trim's Chef Erin Ryan sits on Expert Panel at NRA Show 2Z Trim's Chef Erin Ryan sits on Expert Panel at NRA Show 3Verenium To Present At Two Upcoming Conferences 2Verenium To Present At Two Upcoming Conferences 3AfricanAncestry.com Rolls Out Improved MyDNAMix Admixture Test for People of all Races; Enhancements Increase Accuracy in Estimation of Ancestral Makeup 2AfricanAncestry.com Rolls Out Improved MyDNAMix Admixture Test for People of all Races; Enhancements Increase Accuracy in Estimation of Ancestral Makeup 3
... May 17 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Biostar,Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ... a leading over-the-counter Hepatitis B medicine, Xin,Aoxing Oleanolic Acid Capsules ... results of the first quarter ended March,31, 2010 . ... 66.0% to $12.4 million, -- Q1 gross ...
... ,, STOCKHOLM , May 17, 2010 Axelar ... ASCO meeting in Chicago , June 2010 . , ... The abstract containing preliminary clinical data will be publicly,released on ASCO,s ... . , , , ...
... May 14 Sigma- Aldrich announces the retirement of David ... .  Mr. Julien took on his current role in January 2009 . ... July 2005 to January 2009 and before that in ... unit of the Company. , , ...
Cached Biology Technology:Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2010 Financial Results 2Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2010 Financial Results 3Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2010 Financial Results 4Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2010 Financial Results 5Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2010 Financial Results 6Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2010 Financial Results 7Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2010 Financial Results 8Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2010 Financial Results 9Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2010 Financial Results 10Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2010 Financial Results 11Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2010 Financial Results 12Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2010 Financial Results 13AXL1717 Clinical Data From Ongoing Phase I/II Study in Cancer Patients Will be Released in Connection With the ASCO Meeting in Chicago, June 2010 2Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) Announces Executive Management Changes: Retirement of David Julien and Promotion of Joseph Porwoll 2