Diabetes, obesity & metabolism
Sep 1, 2025
AIMS: Obesity is associated with functional alterations in the brain. Although spatial organisation changes in the brains of individuals with obesity have been widely studied, the temporal dynamics in their brains remain poorly understood. Therefore,...
Nature reviews. Neuroscience
Sep 1, 2025
Despite their prevalence, eating disorders (EDs) are under-researched and often misunderstood. A recent focus of research on the biological underpinnings of EDs has helped to reframe our understanding of their origins, but there remain a lack of effe...
Computer methods and programs in biomedicine
Sep 1, 2025
BACKGROUND: As the obesity prevalence continues to rise, effective interventions that promote dietary adherence and address the intricate array of factors contributing to dietary lapses are warranted.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
May 8, 2025
The dynamic process of eating-including chewing, biting, swallowing, food items, eating time and rate, mass, environment, and other metrics-may characterize behavioral aspects of eating. This article presents a systematic review of the use of sensor ...
Science robotics
Jan 20, 2021
The biomechanics underlying the predatory strike of dragonfly larvae is not yet understood. Dragonfly larvae are aquatic ambush predators, capturing their prey with a strongly modified extensible mouthpart. The current theory of hydraulic pressure be...
Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine
Jan 1, 2021
BACKGROUND: The traditional meal assistance robots use human-computer interaction such as buttons, voice, and EEG. However, most of them rely on excellent programming technology for development, in parallelism with exhibiting inconvenient interaction...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2019
Certain patterns of eating behaviour during meal have been identified as risk factors for long-term abnormal eating development in healthy individuals and, eventually, can affect the body weight. To detect early signs of problematic eating behaviour,...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2019
Automated and objective monitoring of eating behavior has received the attention of both the research community and the industry over the past few years. In this paper we present a method for automatically detecting meals in free living conditions, u...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2018
Automated monitoring and analysis of eating behaviour patterns, i.e., "how one eats", has recently received much attention by the research community, owing to the association of eating patterns with health-related problems and especially obesity and ...
Arquivos de gastroenterologia
Jan 1, 2018
BACKGROUND: Cerebral palsy may be associated with comorbidities such as undernutrition, impaired growth and gastrointestinal symptoms. Children with cerebral palsy exhibit eating problems due to the effect on the anatomical and functional structures ...