Method and apparatus for determining the energy balance of a living subject on the basis of energy used and nutrition intake
US5989188A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S128/921
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a method and apparatus for determining the energy balance of a living subject on the basis of the energy use and on the basis of nutrition intake, the energy balance is calculated on the basis of a determined energy use of the subject and on the basis of an input of the nutrition intake of the subject via an input unit. This calculation takes place in a calculating unit supplied with a signal corresponding to the energy use, using a value of the calorific value of the food that can be obtained from a memory. A signal corresponding to this energy balance can be generated on a display unit.
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