How 30,000 Photos Could Transform Calorie Counting
Obesity continues to rise despite billions spent on weight loss schemes. With 133 million overweight or obese adults in the United Sates alone, the need for effective and informative weight loss solutions has never been greater. A new web site is offering assistance by using photographs of food to help people easily judge and learn portion sizes. Their visual system, along with an in-depth activity and health tracker, discards traditional text-based calorie counters in order to provide an easy and sustainable solution to controlling calories.
Humans interact with the world primarily through sight. Figwee.com seeks to take advantage of this by employing a photographic means of planning and recording meals and activity. Using a series of incremental food portion photos, they have greatly simplified the task of portion control. A mere tug on a slider changes the displayed portion and updates nutrition information in real-time. When the user sees and accepts the amount that was consumed, the information is added to a food diary for reporting. Everything is done with pictures; search, portion selection, even activity entry. Detailed charts and graphs round out the interactive experience.
Figwee was created by two brothers with a history of weight struggles. All of the web site’s features are free of charge, making it available to anyone with a high-speed internet connection.
For more information, visit figwee.com.