New app allows pre-diabetics to use photos of their meal to check if it is healthy

Department of Computer Science, Faculty, News Media

To help people with pre-diabetes or a high risk of diabetes to better manage their condition, NUS Computing Distinguished Professor Ooi Beng Chin and his team developed an AI enabled mobile application the JurongHealth Food Log (JHFoodLg) app, that analyses food photos taken by the user and displays the dish’s nutritional values.

The Straits Times, 24 January 2019
Today Online, 24 January 2019
Channel News Asia, 24 January 2019

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