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Sensing technology for detecting food intake : a systematic literature review
Koning, W.B. (2025) Sensing technology for detecting food intake : a systematic literature review.
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| Abstract: | Accurately monitoring dietary food intake is an important aspect in researching the relation of food intake with health outcomes. The methods currently available to monitor dietary intake are fairly inaccurate and often based on self-report. Sensing technology can play a crucial role in creating methods that are reliable in detecting when, what, or how much food intake is measured. This study is a systemic literature review of papers that published on sensing technology with the intended use of measuring one of the dimensions of food intake(when, what and how much). Out of a total of 521 papers selected for screening, 51 papers were reviewed in full-text. 32 studies reported relevant findings. The review shows an overview of sensing principles, locations and eating phases studied as well as their relation to the different food intake dimensions. The results indicate that the event detection of when a person eats is the most studied food intake dimension. Smartwatches worn on the extremities were the most common sensor type used, and camera modules also occurred frequently. Ingestion was the eating phase measured most to detect when a person eats and oral processing was the most commonly measured to detect what a person eats. Artificial and controlled settings are most utilized measurement settings, although comparison with previous literature shows a shift towards less artificial controlled studies and more towards natural settings and free environments |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | EEMCS: Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science |
| Subject: | 50 technical science in general, 54 computer science |
| Programme: | Computer Science BSc (56964) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/107267 |
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