Table 1 Features used in the modeling of the present study compared with previously published work
Author (year) | Objective | Population | Optimization strategy | Features considered in the present study | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy | Macronutrients | Fibers | Color monotony | Repetition constraint | Spacing | Portion size | Cost | Eating habits | Daily menus | ||||
Soden & Fletcher (1992) | Generate individually acceptable and nutritionally adequate diets using linear programming | Overweight adult women (50 years old) | Linear Programming | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Darmon et al. (2006) | Evaluate the impact of a cost constraint on the food choices needed to provide a nutritionally adequate diet | Adult french women | Linear Programming | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Masset et al. (2009) | Use linear programming to generate eating plans that meet the 2007 major dietary recommendations issued by the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute of Cancer Research | Men and women of a Public University | Linear Programming | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Okubo et al. (2015) | Explore optimal food intake patterns according to the nutrient recommendations of the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) while incorporating typical Japanese food selections | Healthy Japanese adults (31–76 years old) | Linear Programming | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Alaini et al. (2019) | Build a balanced, tasty, accessible, and low-cost diet that helps prevent cancer | Healthy Adults from a Public University in Kuala Lumpur | Linear Programming | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Hamid et al. (2019) | Check if the recommended nutrient intake for pregnant women could be formulated from locally available foods in Malaysia. | Pregnant women | Linear Programming | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Verly-jr et al. (2019) | Evaluate how much the nutrient content can be increased through a modeled diet, without increasing the cost, for low-income Brazilian families. | Low-income healthy Brazilian adults | Linear Programming | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Benvenuti & De Santis (2020) | Develop a new programming methodology to enhance a deal diet with the acceptability of meal plans | Schools and seniors | Binary Linear Programming | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Current study | Propose a mathematical model to generate a one-month menu that meets the nutritional recommendations of the Workers’ Food Program (WFP), based on typical Brazilian culinary dishes with cost minimization. | Brazilian adults – workers in general | Mixed Integer Linear Programming | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |