Citybite vs Healthy Aging Screen

Citybite is a calorie and nutrition calculator and a meal-tracking tool. It is a mobile application for providing educational information and health recommendations as a game with the following features: - employ Artificial Intelligence (AI) to recognize photos and images of Hong Kong foods and beverages for calculating calories and nutritional content. - apply Augmented Reality (AR) to display the nutritional contents along with visual representation. - identify foods and beverages commonly found in Hong Kong, including Chinese, Western, and Asian restaurant cuisines, fruits, vegetables, meats, grains and beverages. - help users create a personal food and nutritional log in a quick and convenient way. - help users make smart food choices by providing personalized recommendations. - use a game to enable users to build a healthy city made up of different organs, a concept similar to developing a healthy lifestyle by maintaining healthy body weight and preventing the "3 highs" (high blood glucose, pressure and cholesterol). - provide health knowledge including nutritional information and energy balance. - provide practical tips on how to maintain a healthy body weight and prevent the "3 highs". - encourage users to walk at least 10,000 steps daily by tracking the number of foot steps by accessing Apple Health. - promote users to move more often and perform stretching exercises at home through fun activities. Citybite utilizes Apple's Health App to read your step count data. Asia Diabetes Foundation (ADF) is a charitable organization developed to initiate and implement medical, scientific and academic research activities to collect and translate current evidence into prevention and control strategies for diabetes and other chronic diseases. ADF is dedicated to promoting informed decision making in order to enhance the sustainability, affordability and accessibility of chronic care.

Healthy Aging Screen was developed by CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing — Jockey Club CADENZA e-Tools for Elder Care. It was officially launched in August 2021 and upgraded to a new version in November 2024. This new version combines various functions such as health management, self-care education, and community resource repository. It allows older adults, caregivers, social and healthcare professionals to conduct 12 free self-health screenings for older adults, provide integrated health reports and corresponding educational resources, and find relevant community resources at anytime, anywhere through mobile phones or tablets. The upgraded version of Healthy Aging Screen introduces Hong Kong Elder Care Resource Map. Users can search for suitable medical and community services based on health needs, resource types, and locations. It also features a map interface and GPS navigation function to help users find their way to relevant service providers. Users can bookmark appropriate community resources and share them with friends and family through social media. The information provided by this application is intended solely for general educational and reference purposes. It is not to be considered medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, nor does it replace any professional medical decisions. If you have any medical concerns or need to make medical decisions, please consult your healthcare team first and not rely exclusively on the information provided by this application. "Jockey Club CADENZA e-tools for Elder Care" is sponsored by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust since 2018.