New Software for Gluten-Free Diet Evaluation and Nutritional Education

Nutrients

Edurne Simón¹  MaríaÁngeles Bustamante¹  Olalla Martínez¹  Arrate Lasa¹  Itziar Churruca¹  Virginia Navarro¹  Jonatan Miranda¹  Idoia Larretxi¹ 

[1] Gluten Analysis Laboratory of the University of the Basque Country, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 01006 Vitoria, Spain;

关键词: software;    gluten-free diet;    application;    dietary balance;    gluten-free product;    nutritional education;   

DOI  :  10.3390/nu11102505

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Following a gluten-free diet (GFD) is the only treatment for celiac disease. This diet must ensure the absence of gluten but also needs to be nutritionally balanced. Dietitians working in this field cannot properly evaluate energy and nutrient intake of celiac people because dietary programs available on the market do not contain the nutritional composition of gluten-free products (GFP). Here we present a new GFD evaluation software that contains more than 700 gluten-free rendered foodstuffs and their macronutrient composition. Apart from diet evaluation and design, the software represents a tool for nutritional education as well, since it shows diet appropriacy and indicates how to promote balanced self-care. Moreover, anthropometric and biochemical data or symptoms presence and diet adherence can be recorded and evaluated. This open free software, can be downloaded in its app format for mobiles and tablets. Software evaluation indicated its correct functionality and the importance of assessing a GFD with GFP instead of with their gluten-containing analogues. Thus, this software represents an essential e-Health tool, not only for proper GFD evaluation, but also for improving life quality of celiac and gluten sensitive people.

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