BACKGROUND

Today, individuals have a large variety of food choices. Determining healthy food choices for an individual can be challenging. Complicating the selection of food that is healthy for an individual are factors that are personal to the user. Age, sex, weight, the microbiome, as well as other characteristics of an individual affect what foods an individual should select to eat. In some cases, what foods to eat may be selected based on how particular foods affects the biomarkers of an individual such as glucose, triglycerides and insulin. For example, the glucose of an individual may be measured before and after eating a specified food(s). These measurements may be taken during free living, or in a clinical setting. Free living measurements, such as those taken at home or at work, are often cheaper, however they can be less accurate than measurements taken in a clinical setting, such as in a hospital or a lab. The accuracy and reliability of the measurements can affect what foods are recommended for an individual.

