Patent ID: 7123956

Claim:
A visceral fat estimation apparatus, comprising: an input device; an estimation device; a calorie consumption determination device; an exercise item selection and determination device; an exercise time duration determination device; a calorie consumption update device; a target calorie intake determination device; a food name selection and determination device; an intake amount determination device; an allowable calorie intake update device; and a display device, wherein said input device is for entering at least height, body weight and body fat rate of a person to be measured; said estimation device estimates a visceral fat area based on the input value entered by said input device; said calorie consumption determination device determines a calorie amount to be consumed by exercise for a day based on a visceral fat area to be reduced from said visceral fat area estimated by said estimation device; said exercise item selection and determination device comprises exercise item altering and decision keys and selects and determines an exercise item to be done using the exercise item altering and decision keys; said exercise time duration determination device comprises exercise time altering and decision keys and determines an exercise time duration using the exercise time altering and decision keys; said calorie consumption update device determines a calorie consumption based on said exercise item determined by said exercise item selection and determination device and said exercise time duration determined by said exercise time duration determination device and updates said calorie amount to be consumed by exercise for a day by subtracting said determined calorie consumption from said calorie amount to be consumed by exercise for a day determined by said calorie consumption determination device; said target calorie intake determination device comprises target calorie intake altering and decision keys determines a target calorie intake for a day using the target calorie intake altering and decision keys, based on the input value entered using said input device; said food name selection and determination device comprises food name altering and decision keys and selects and determines a food name to be taken using the food name altering and decision keys; said intake amount determination device comprises intake amount altering and decision keys and determines an intake amount using the intake amount altering and decision keys; said allowable calorie intake update device determines a calorie intake based on said food name determined by said food name selection and determination device and said intake amount determined by said intake amount determination device and updates said allowable calorie intake for a day by subtracting said determined calorie intake from said allowable calorie intake for a day determined by said target calorie intake determination device; and said display device simultaneously displays said calorie amount to be consumed by exercise for a day and said allowable calorie intake for a day.