Research Article
Web Based Personal Nutrition Management Tool
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-00413-1_20, author={Selen Bozkurt and Neşe Zayim and Kemal G\'{y}lkesen and Mehmet Samur}, title={Web Based Personal Nutrition Management Tool}, proceedings={Electronic Healthcare. First International Conference, eHealth 2008, London, UK, September 8-9, 2008. Revised Selected Papers}, proceedings_a={E-HEALTH}, year={2012}, month={5}, keywords={Nutrition web portal web based education nutrition education personal nutrition management}, doi={10.1007/978-3-642-00413-1_20} }- Selen Bozkurt
Neşe Zayim
Kemal Gülkesen
Mehmet Samur
Year: 2012
Web Based Personal Nutrition Management Tool
E-HEALTH
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-00413-1_20
Abstract
Internet is being used increasingly as a resource for accessing health-related information because of its several advantages. Therefore, Internet tailoring becomes quite preferable in health education and personal health management recently. Today, there are many web based health programs de-signed for individuals. Among these studies nutrition and weight management is popular because, obesity has become a heavy burden for populations worldwide. In this study, we designed a web based personal nutrition education and management tool, The Nutrition Web Portal, in order to enhance patients’ nutrition knowledge, and provide behavioral change against obesity. The present paper reports analysis, design and development processes of The Nutrition Web Portal.