Development of an Augmented Reality Food Visualization App for Dietary Management

Patients managing chronic conditions such as diabetes often struggle with maintaining healthy eating habits due to lack of interactive educational tools. There is a need for engaging, visual, and easy-to-use digital solutions that motivate patients to adhere to prescribed diets, visualize healthy meals, and share progress, thereby improving overall health outcomes.

A leading healthcare organization focusing on patient engagement tools and health management solutions.

• Create an interactive mobile application that enhances patient engagement with dietary management.
• Provide realistic visualization of meals with appropriate portion sizes using augmented reality (AR).
• Enable users to browse, customize, and share meal compositions to promote healthy eating habits.
• Achieve a market-ready, user-friendly interface that encourages consistent use and adherence to dietary recommendations.
• Improve patient diet adherence and health outcomes through engaging visual and social sharing features.

• Interactively browse and select various dietary plates based on predefined doctor-approved menus.
• Visualize selected meals in real-world environments with 3D models optimized for realism and minimal size to reduce app load.
• Display portion sizes and meal arrangements accurately via augmented reality, considering lighting and shadow conditions for natural appearance.
• Allow users to create custom meal plates by choosing ingredients and visualization of the final arrangement.
• Enable sharing of personalized meal visualizations on social media platforms.
• Surface recognition to accurately place 3D food models on real-world surfaces with stable tracking.

• Food database or image recognition systems for ingredient and dish identification
• Social media sharing APIs
• Healthcare compliance and documentation frameworks

• Application must load 3D models with minimal latency to provide seamless AR experience
• Ensure visual realism across varying lighting and shadow conditions in real environments
• Scalability to support growing user base and diverse dietary options
• Security compliance to protect user data and privacy

The application is expected to significantly increase patient engagement and adherence to dietary protocols, leading to improved health outcomes. Anticipated results include higher user retention, shareability on social media promoting awareness, and better management of blood sugar levels, contributing to a new standard in digital health solutions.