Food Consumption Visualization App

Running Head: FOOD CONSUMPTION VISUALIZATION APP
FOOD CONSUMPTION VISUALIZATION APP
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Executive Summary
Software related to mobile has been in business for more than a decade and the app store was
even popularized, distribution of software and mobile content was registered with the help of
portals that network operators controlled. Selling contents related to mobiles was quite
successful by operator portals. Smartphone applications are very useful tools for promotion
of public health, however unidimensional involvement have been ineffective in assisting
behavioural change. Several logical issues come up in successful development of apps for
health involvement programs. This application development helps to characterize the
technical, ethical, scientific and legal features of the data to identify the challenges and
opportunities related to the data for research in nutrition.

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Table of Contents
Executive Summary...................................................................................................................1
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Discussion..................................................................................................................................3
Similar Apps Analysis and Novelty.......................................................................................3
Program Design......................................................................................................................4
Use Case Diagram..............................................................................................................4
Class Diagram....................................................................................................................5
Architecture Diagram.........................................................................................................6
Program Requirements...........................................................................................................6
GUI Mock-up.........................................................................................................................7
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................7
References..................................................................................................................................8

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Introduction
Nutrition apps represent a large area of mobile health, offering the chances of
delivering a weight management and healthy eating in a cost efficient process. Basic
knowledge about java programming, MySql is required to design the application. Knowledge
of Android Studio and XML language is also necessary. The requirement for a better
knowledge of food consumption has given the interest of nutrition researcher food
consumption data using these nutrition apps. The app that being created with prepare diet
charts and addresses the health inequalities that have centred the change in structure to the
food system. The app will help to keep track on daily food consumption. The app guides the
user to what kind of food can be consumed and in what quantity. The app also monitors the
progress made by the user. The user needs to provide some details regarding his age, weight
and can set the target goal within the app to achieve it. The user can login with the app
anytime to get a diet for his better health. All the information provided by the user is stored in
the database of the app. Visualization is also available in the app for making understand the
user about the diet chart and the progress being made by the user.
Discussion
Similar Apps Analysis and Novelty
Keeping track of food consumption and calorie intake is really important. In recent
days, counting calories is quite easy. There are several useful apps and websites which help
in logging the meals and keeps track of the intakes. All the apps and websites can be accessed
online and signing to the apps or websites takes no more than a minute. These apps are
available for android, iPad and iPhone as well. The apps available are free of cost, mostly for
android apps. MyFitnessPal is one of the most useful calorie counters (Blackburne,
Rodriguez& Johnstone, 2016). It takes the weight of the user and calculates a daily calorie