Patent ID: 6816807
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: G16H

Abstract:
A method for preventing obesity in an individual comprising:monitoring an individual's weight by periodically supplying in non-dialog mode the weight and height reading to a preventing system, said preventing system receiving the weight and height reading through a device that is adapted to collect and send data corresponding to the weight and height reading through an internet connection; analyzing weight and height reading and determining if the individual's weight profile has changed; and providing feedback to the individual's primary doctor, the feedback will indicate whether the individual is trending towards an overweight condition, wherein a weight progress analyzer estimates a trend of a weight graph of the individual for the next three months and compares it to a trend of a weight recommended for the individual and if there is an overweight probability during the next two months, the weight progress analyzer sends a warning to the individual's doctor about a patient's overweight probability during the next two months.