Aknur Karabay

Nutritional guidelines and dietary recommendations, often based on Western foods, may lack cultural relevance and accessibility for non-Western regions. Central Asian diets, which rely on traditional foods and ingredients that differ significantly from those in Western contexts, require tailored dietary guidance to promote practices which are applicable to the population.

Abstract The burden of diet-related diseases is high in Central Asia. In recent years, the field of food computing has gained prominence due to advancements in computer vision (CV) and the increasing use of smartphones and social media. These technologies provide promising potential in many applications by facilitating real-time information retrieval from food images for efficient digital food journaling, smart restaurants, and supermarkets etc.

1. Introduction Recent developments in “omics” technology have made it tempting to collect and bank large amounts of biological material. One subfield of this area, foodomics, has recently attracted the interest of researchers thanks to its potential to expand our understanding of the biochemical profile of food and its effects on physiological processes in our bodies [1].