Application of multi-media technology to nutrition education and

Details Application of multi-media technology to nutrition education and Application of multi-media technology to nutrition education and

1993-12-30

1995-10-03

Apley, Richard J.

Education and demonstration

Food

434236, 434428, 434429, G09B 1900

Patent

active

054547210

ABSTRACT:
A system is shown to teach individuals the relationship between the visual size and the nutritional characteristics of portions of food by using either a life size image of, or the corporeal finger of the individual as a scale against life size images of different sized portions of different kinds of food, while showing the nutritional characteristics of such portions; and to adjust the relative sizes of portions of food to provide a nutritionally well-balanced meal.

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