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Nutrimenta is a website application that empowers its users to create healthy meals and improve their lifestyle through nutrition.

Proper nutrition plays a profound role in maintaining a healthy body and preventing diet-based disease. Poor nutrition habits and eating patterns can lead to higher risks for micronutrient deficiencies and diet-based illnesses, including cardiovascular disease, hypertension, cancer, and diabetes. According to a study performed at the National Institute of Health, “Nearly one third of the US population aged over 9 years is at risk of a deficiency in at least one vitamin, or has anemia." According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Heart disease remains the leading cause of death among men and women in the United States and accounts for 1 in 4 deaths nationwide."

Nutrimenta allows the user to login and collects all their diet related info (allergies, food intolerances, dietary restrictions, etc) to store on their personal profile. From there, the user can search for a food and view its full nutritional information. The personalized log-in system allows for a machine learning algorithm to be implemented in order to predict the user’s eating patterns overtime and display various insights, such as macronutrient and micronutrient values. This enables the user to better understand their nutrition patterns and to ingest all-inclusive meals that will maintain good health and decrease risks for diet-based diseases.

Nutrimenta also contains a Plate Guide, which visualizes the United States MyPlate guidelines for the core food groups: fruit, vegetables, grains, protein, and dairy. The user may select a food group and then click on the “Generate Serving Suggestion” button to receive a randomly generated serving recommendation. This enables the user to gain insight into what essential food groups they should include and also examples for these food group portions.

Disclaimer: Nutrimenta is a generalized tool for a user looking to make steps towards a healthier and more nutrient-complete eating lifestyle. Nutrimenta is not to replace the personalized guidance of a nutrition counselor. Individuals will vary on their nutritional needs depending on a variety of factors, including age, gender, pre-existing conditions, level of activity, and more.