Optimal diet planning for eczema patient using integer programming

• Main Authors: Low, Zhen Sheng, Sufahani, Suliadi
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7047/1/P10167_3ae952644334b9367c80b49b5ed2e2a2.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7047/; https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/995/1/012049
• Institution: Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

Human diet planning is conducted by choosing appropriate food items that fulfill the nutritional requirements into the diet formulation. This paper discusses the application of integer programming to build the mathematical model of diet planning for eczema patients. The model developed is used to solve the diet problem of eczema patients from young age group. The integer programming is a scientific approach to select suitable food items, which seeks to minimize the costs, under conditions of meeting desired nutrient quantities, avoiding food allergens and getting certain foods into the diet that brings relief to the eczema conditions. This paper illustrates that the integer programming approach able to produce the optimal and feasible solution to deal with the diet problem of eczema patient.