Title :
Application of the genetic algorithm to nutritional counseling
Author :
Alkhalifa, A.Y. ; Niccolai, M.J. ; Nowack, W.J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. & Inf. Sci., South Alabama Univ., Mobile, AL, USA
Abstract :
Malnutrition and poverty are interacting problems in the developing nations of the world. One of the causes contributing to malnutrition is incorrect dietary selection. We developed a component of an information system for selection of a nutritionally, culturally, economically and geographically appropriate diet. This selection algorithm is based on a commercially available implementation of the genetic algorithm. This proof of concept suggests a way that computer systems developed in the industrialized world can be adapted to help in the developing world
Keywords :
economics; genetic algorithms; medical information systems; social sciences computing; technology transfer; commercial implementation; culture; developing nations; diet; dietary selection; economics; genetic algorithm; geography; industrialized world; information system; malnutrition; nutritional counseling; poverty; Africa; Application software; Diseases; Employee welfare; Environmental economics; Genetic algorithms; Information science; Information systems; Mobile computing; Nervous system;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering Conference, 1997., Proceedings of the 1997 Sixteenth Southern
Conference_Location :
Biloxi, MS
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3869-3
DOI :
10.1109/SBEC.1997.583210
