Vanderbilt University CRC Nutritional Database Michael Albainy Nathan Rajalingam Advisor: Dr. Paul Harris

Project Definition The goal of this project is to build a database application to store nutritional GCRC information.

Current System Involves many different computer programs Excessive filing and paper work Hand calculations Tedious Only System implemented

Why Microsoft Access © ? User Friendly Universal Does not require its own server (SQL,Oracle) Back End vs. Front End

Specific Problems and our Solutions Disorganized Not very accurate diets based on activity level Unable to keep track of modified recipes Data and records more accessible Scale Factor Patient recipe changes stored ProblemsSolutions (Weight) +5(Height) – 6.8(Age)= X(Activity Factor)= BEE

Action Plan Phase 1 Continually learning the applications of Microsoft Access © Learning the functionality of the Bionutrition Office and Metabolic Kitchen Beginning to design database template Process of adapting old system to new system

Action Plan Phase 2 Interacting with CRC personel to produce most effective user interfaces Developing Forms and Queries that work with our completed data Debugging

Action Plan Phase 3 Complete basic functional model of the NutrFlowSys ® by national GCRC meeting Implement secondary features Try to set up and run in the Vanderbilt University GCRC

Project Significance 10,000 meals served a year in the Vanderbilt GCRC Saves a number of man hours and paper (undetermined) Average amount of work put in per week = 10 hours

Recipe Form Combo Box that sorts for recipe Each individual ingredient along with its suggested weight in grams Calorie total Comments text box New Recipe buttons

Scheduled Meetings Meet at least three times a week with Dr. Harris Frequently meet with Jennifer Redmon and the rest of the GCRC staff

Reference Material Access 200 For Windows For Dummies John Kaufeld Access Database-Design & Programming Steven Roman