Tag: Food-tracking

Food-tracking AI system developed to reduce malnutrition in LTC homes

New technology automatically records and tracks how much food residents consume WEBWIRE – Wednesday, February 2, 2022 New technology could help reduce malnutrition and improve overall health in long-term care homes by automatically recording and tracking how much food residents consume. The smart system, developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo, the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging and the University Health Network, uses artificial intelligence software to analyze photos of plates of food after residents have eaten. The sophisticated software, which examines colour, depth, and other photo features, can estimate how much of ... Read more