Health trends identification

1. A method, comprising:

receiving an image captured from a user device that includes a first food item;

identifying a food container for a second food item that is present in the image;

identifying a utensil present in the image;

determining, from a food recognition database, a cluster of food items corresponding to both the food container for the second food item and the utensil;

selecting a candidate food item from the cluster based on a confidence score of the candidate food item matching the first food item; and

adding the candidate food item to a dietary log associated with the user device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the cluster of food items from the food recognition database is done in response to the food recognition database returning a no-match result for an identity of the first food item via direct image recognition.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the food container is identified based on a size and shape of the food container and at least one of:

a color of the food container; and

a logo present on the food container.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the utensil is identified by distinguishing the utensil from between at least two of:

a null utensil;

a chopstick;

a fork;

a knife;

a spoon; and

a straw.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining whether the candidate food item triggers an alert threshold based on at least one of:

a medication included in the dietary log noted as conflicting with the candidate food item,

a diet plan included in the dietary log; and

in response to determining that the candidate food item triggers the alert threshold, transmitting an alert to the user device.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining whether the first food item triggers an alert threshold based on a nutritional value taken in aggregate with earlier-consumed food items in a predefined time period exceeding a trend threshold; and

in response to determining that the first food item triggers the alert threshold, transmitting an alert to the user device.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the alert is transmitted to a third party device associated with one of:

a doctor;

a parent; and

a nutritionist.

8. A system for health trend tracking, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory, including instructions that when executed by the processor enable the processor to:

receive an image captured from a user device that includes a first food item;

identify a food container for a second food item present in the image;

identify a utensil present in the image;

determine, from a food recognition database, a cluster of food items corresponding to both the food container for the second food item and the utensil;

select a candidate food item from the cluster based on a confidence score of the candidate food item matching the first food item; and

add the candidate food item to a dietary log associated with the user device.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein determining a cluster of food items from the food recognition database is done in response to the food recognition database returning a no-match result for an identity of the first food item via direct image recognition.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the food container is identified based on a size and shape of the food container and at least one of:

a color of the food container; and

a logo present on the food container.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the utensil is identified by distinguishing the utensil from between at least two of: as one of:

a null utensil;

a chopstick;

a fork;

a knife;

a spoon; and

a straw.

12. The system of claim 8 , further comprising determining whether the candidate food item triggers an alert threshold based on at least one of:

a medication included in the dietary log noted as conflicting with the candidate food item,

a diet plan included in the dietary log; and

in response to determining that the candidate food item triggers the alert threshold, transmitting an alert to the user device.

13. The system of claim 8 , further comprising

determining whether the first food item triggers an alert threshold based a

nutritional value taken in aggregate with earlier-consumed food items in a

predefined time period exceeding a trend threshold; and

in response to determining that the first food item triggers the alert threshold, transmitting an alert to the user device.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the alert is transmitted to a third party device associated with one of:

a doctor;

a parent; and

a nutritionist.

15. A computer program product for health trend tracking, the computer program product comprising:

a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code executable by one or more computer processors to:

receive an image captured from a user device that includes a food item, a secondary food item, and a utensil;

identify the secondary food item based on a food container for the secondary food item present in the image;

identify the utensil present in the image;

determine, from a food recognition database, a cluster of food items corresponding to both the secondary food item and the utensil;

select a candidate food item from the cluster based on a confidence score of the candidate food item matching the food item; and

add the candidate food item to a dietary log associated with the user device.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein determining a cluster of food items from the food recognition database is done in response to the food recognition database returning a no-match result for an identity of the food item via direct image recognition.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the food container is identified based on a size and shape of the food container and at least one of:

a color of the food container; and

a logo present on the food container.

18. The computer program product of claim 15 , further comprising determining whether the candidate food item triggers an alert threshold based on at least one of:

a medication included in the dietary log noted as conflicting with the candidate food item,

a diet plan included in the dietary log; and

in response to determining that the candidate food item triggers the alert threshold, transmitting an alert to the user device.

19. The computer program product of claim 15 , further comprising determining whether the food item triggers an alert threshold based on

a nutritional value taken in aggregate with earlier-consumed food items in a predefined time period exceeding a trend threshold; and

in response to determining that the food item triggers the alert threshold, transmitting an alert to the user device.

20. The computer program product of claim 19 , wherein the alert is transmitted to a third party device associated with one of:

a doctor;

a parent; and

a nutritionist.