Satiety meter
AssigneeMandometer AB
InventorsCecilia Bergh, Per Södersten, Michel Zandian
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Abstract
The invention relates to a computerized handheld substantially pocket size device (10) for satiety registering and satiety response and a method therefore. It is utilized in aiding a person, in a controlled manner, to appreciate when to eat, comprising in-/output means (12, 16), electronic memory, a display screen (14) and a modified Borg type scale (18) for rating of satiety.
Claims12
A computerized handheld substantially pocket size device for satiety registering and response to satiety, utilized in aiding a person, in a controlled manner, to appreciate when to eat, comprising in-/output means, electronic memory, and a display screen, further comprising:
- a modified Borg type scale representing ratings of satiety on said screen;
- a means for alerting said person to register through said input means felt satiety on said scale in a predetermined number of intervals following a food-intake;
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- at least one of an indicating and an alerting means acknowledging when food-intake is accepted for said person, thus aiding said person in a smooth long term dieting contradicting extreme excessive short term dieting.
A method for satiety registering and response to satiety utilizing a computerized handheld substantially pocket size device in aiding a person, in a controlled manner, to appreciate when to eat, comprising in-/output means, electronic memory, and a display screen, comprising:
- employing a modified Borg type scale representing ratings of satiety said screen;
- alerting said person to register through said input means felt satiety on said scale in a predetermined number of intervals following a food-intake;
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- at least one of indicating and alerting when food-intake is acknowledged for said person, thus aiding said person in a smooth long term dieting contradicting extreme excessive short term dieting.
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