Optimization Methods and its Application in Nutritional Diet

Abstract

To maintain health, increase life expectancy and to decrease the frequency of cardiovascular diseases one has to improve its dietary habits. Proper diet from the very early stages of life helps in proper growth, development and it also reduces the risk of diseases. Construction of diet plan in hospitals, schools, nursing homes etc.is very important as it helps to plan  well administrated menus that  can be adapted to user’s need, satisfies given constraints and resources and also maintains bodily fitness. From simple and efficient linear programming optimization to various Artificial intelligence based  heuristics and metaheuristics optimization  algorithm are used  for construction of  proper diet satisfying certain objectives and  performing transformation  with lesser inconsistencies. The  present  review paper summarizes  some of the popular   mathematical  based optimization algorithm  which not only educate the user but also helps to plan optimized  menus which can be transformed according to the user’s need and requirements.