DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ASSESSING THE RISK OF OBESITY LATER IN LIFE OF AN INFANT OR A YOUNG CHILD

摘要

A device, a system and a method to assess the risk of obesity later in life of an infant or young child. The device, the system and the method enable a user such as a parent to evaluate the weight gain of the infant or young child and receive recommendations to ensure a healthy growth for the infant or young child. A device including a processor can execute an application that requests information related to the risk of obesity later in life for an infant or young child, evaluates the risk of obesity later in life for an infant or young child, and updates the information and the result of the evaluation as additional information is obtained. A message or a warning such as an alert on the risk for the infant or the young child to become obese can be provided by the application based on the information and/or the evaluation of the information.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
accepting user input into an application executed by a device comprising a processor, the user input comprising weights and lengths of an infant or young child at a plurality of ages after birth; generating a weight gain or growth curve based at least partially on the weights and lengths at the plurality of ages; comparing the weight gain or growth curve to a reference growth curve associated with a percentile of infants or young children of the same age and gender; and performing an analysis of the risk of obesity later in life for the infant or young child based at least partially on the comparing of the weight gain or growth curve to the reference growth curve, and the analysis is performed by the application executed by the device.