Stress-Log: An IoT-based Smart System to Monitor Stress-Eating

Stress eating, i.e., overeating due to stress, is one of the reasons for obesity. Chronic stress releases the hormone cortisol which increases the appetite levels of a person. Initial onset of stress causes a temporary loss of appetite but chronic stress leads to the development of addiction and/or cravings for 'comfort foods' that are calorific values. Chronic stress, uncontrolled or unmonitored food consumption, and obesity are intricately connected, even involving certain neurological adaptations. We propose a system which helps in identifying stress eating compared to normal eating. It allows the users to make a choice between two proposed methods for monitoring food intake: wearable and non-wearable. These methods take the log of food consumed by the user, calculate the calorie counts and notify the user about the eating behavior with an accuracy of 97%.