title: [An approach for planning hospital menus using a knowledge-based system].
abstract: Menu planning in hospitals is a complex decision problem. Patients expect the menu plan to be healthful and in accordance with their nutritional habits. Furthermore, the menu plan must conform to capacity limits of the kitchen. In this paper we present an approach to computerized food selection and menu composition. The model is based on nutritional knowledge, which is represented in the computer and used for problem solving.
authors.affiliation: GSF-Forschungszentrum für Umwelt und Gesundheit, MEDIS Neuherberg, Oberschleissheim.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schaeffler
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karg
mesh_terms: D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D004035:Diet Therapy; D005103:Expert Systems; D005521:Food Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D008612:Menu Planning; D009753:Nutritive Value; D012984:Software