Systems and WBANs for Controlling Obesity
Joint Authors
Lloret, Jaime
Bosch, I.
Sendra, Sandra
Mohammed, Maali Said
Source
Journal of Healthcare Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-21, 21 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-02-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
21
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
According to World Health Organization (WHO) estimations, one out of five adults worldwide will be obese by 2025.
Worldwide obesity has doubled since 1980.
In fact, more than 1.9 billion adults (39%) of 18 years and older were overweight and over 600 million (13%) of these were obese in 2014.
42 million children under the age of five were overweight or obese in 2014.
Obesity is a top public health problem due to its associated morbidity and mortality.
This paper reviews the main techniques to measure the level of obesity and body fat percentage, and explains the complications that can carry to the individual's quality of life, longevity and the significant cost of healthcare systems.
Researchers and developers are adapting the existing technology, as intelligent phones or some wearable gadgets to be used for controlling obesity.
They include the promoting of healthy eating culture and adopting the physical activity lifestyle.
The paper also shows a comprehensive study of the most used mobile applications and Wireless Body Area Networks focused on controlling the obesity and overweight.
Finally, this paper proposes an intelligent architecture that takes into account both, physiological and cognitive aspects to reduce the degree of obesity and overweight.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mohammed, Maali Said& Sendra, Sandra& Lloret, Jaime& Bosch, I.. 2018. Systems and WBANs for Controlling Obesity. Journal of Healthcare Engineering،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-21.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mohammed, Maali Said…[et al.]. Systems and WBANs for Controlling Obesity. Journal of Healthcare Engineering No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-21.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Mohammed, Maali Said& Sendra, Sandra& Lloret, Jaime& Bosch, I.. Systems and WBANs for Controlling Obesity. Journal of Healthcare Engineering. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1186939
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1186939