The ability to accurately estimate and measure food portion sizes is important for preventing and treating obesity. This study describes the development, implementation and evaluation of a group- versus computer-based intervention to improve food portion estimation abilities using real food and food models. A convenience sample of 76 women was randomly assigned to one of three conditions: compu...

This review provides an overview of the botany and classification of seeds, summarizes recent research examining the health benefits of seeds, and discusses barriers to incorporating seeds into Western diets. Strategies to help practitioners support their patients in incorporating more seed foods into the diet are suggested. Seed foods, including cereals and pseudocereals (whole grains), legume...

This review explores the potential adverse impact of the increasing phosphorus content in the American diet on renal, cardiovascular, and bone health of the general population. Increasingly, studies show that phosphorus intakes in excess of the nutrient needs of a healthy population may significantly disrupt the hormonal regulation of phosphate, calcium, and vitamin D, which contributes to diso...

Suboptimal food is defined as physically imperfect that deviates from the norm in terms of appearance without compromising its intrinsic quality or safety. Consumers’ perception and acceptance suboptimal contribute to waste. Therefore, this study aims explore consumers’ factors associated with food. An online survey was conducted among 414 consumers residing Selangor Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, thr...

single score results combined score results SIFT WGC SP SC RP (1) (2) (3) Ginkaku-ji 24.72 29.87 28.87 22.60 31.20 31.68 41.92 37.67 Kinkaku-ji 45.36 44.02 43.83 33.91 23.41 50.71 52.05 49.73 Kiyomizu-dera 15.87 26.47 18.25 23.41 21.37 22.97 31.92 25.94 ・Flexiable model by going steowise from local features to global descriptors ・ Dynamic shape calculation during recognition --> convenient for ...