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− | '''Diet tracking tools''' help when engaging in the common practice of diet tracking, whether for weight-loss or in relation to health issues and chronic conditions that require particular diets. A variety of tools try to enable the tracking of food eaten, often attached to databases that enable additional data such as calories, macro/micronutrients and other things. Additionally, they can allow tracking micronutrients which are supplemented with [[Supplements]].
| + | Apps can require continuous payment (such as MFP requiring 40$ per year), one time upfront cost, free and one is even open source. The amount of features walled off from non paying users also varies. |
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− | ==Types of data recorded by diet tracking tools==
| + | Apps require connection to internet for some or almost all of their features to work. |
− | What exactly is recorded by the tools can depend on the exact tool used, but recorded information includes:
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− | *calorie intake
| + | Specific food can be found by scanning the barcode (and this usually requires online connectivity), search by name, and popular/recent. |
− | * macronutrients: carbs, proteins, fats
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− | *micronutrients: iron, calcium, vitamin D, etc.
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− | *brands and manufacturers
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− | *Degree of processing<ref>https://world.openfoodfacts.org/nova</ref>
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− | Potentially information that is not yet noticed in any app is price of food, what is available in fridge, enjoyment, circumstances, environment surrounding eating.
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− | ==Projects and results from these tools==
| + | Detail of nutrition tracked varies between apps as some track just macronutrients while others go into greater detail. |
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− | *Greg Pomerantz [https://sethroberts.net/2012/11/07/journal-of-personal-science-how-much-salt-should-i-eat/ tracked the impact of sodium/salt in his diet on blood pressure and other metrics]
| + | Some apps do not allow entering custom foods. Some apps use user contributions to populate their database of foods while others use formal databases like USDA. |
− | *[[Quantified Diabetes]] did some rigorous tests on the impact of different diets on blood glucose
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− | *Winslow Strong used diet tracking in [[MyFitnessPal]] to [https://quantifiedself.com/show-and-tell/?project=155 observe how a low carbohydrate/paleo diet impacted his body]
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− | ==Patients and communities that need these tools==
| + | Some apps include detailed to the minute timestamps and notes. A few don't allow changing quantity? |
− | Weight loss<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/nutrition/</ref>is a very common goal. Additionally, there are communities affected by stomach and liver problems for which diet tracking is relevant<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/ScientificNutrition/wiki/index</ref><ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/FoodNerds/top/</ref>.
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− | ==Diets== | + | === Table of Apps === |
− | There are many different diets for which tracking food intake will be relevant, e.g.
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− | *Keto<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/keto/wiki/faq</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/ketoscience/wiki/index</ref>
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− | *Intermittent Fasting<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/fasting/wiki/fasting_in_a_nutshell/dangers_of_dry_fasting</ref>
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− | *Juicing<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Juicing/top/</ref>
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− | * Plant Based<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/PlantBasedDiet/top/</ref>
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− | ==Tips and guides to using diet tracking tools== | + | === Apps that do not export their data === |
− | Typically most tools are somewhat self-explanatory after installation. Beyond this, there are some tips and advice on how to consistently track diet:
| + | Some apps do not allow exporting at all in any way and as such are almost useless to self quantification. They are in a separate table. |
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− | * Buying a kitchen scale can be useful to accurately track the amounts eaten, in particular if you cook yourself or eat at restaurants that don't have standard food quantities. Fractions of a package too.
| + | === Sources === |
− | *Frequently, people engaging in diet tracking find that the manual labor of recording their diets becomes too onerous and quit after a few months. [[User:DG|DG]] suggests regularly repeating meals as this a) speeds up the speed of logging data as it will be a 'recently used meal' (e.g. as available in the tool [[Bitesnap]]) and b) also can help find patterns in the data. Wildly inaccurate measurements are still better than nothing, especially for things like eliminating a food as a problem.
| + | https://forum.quantifiedself.com/t/recommended-food-tracking-apps/252/38 |
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− | == Table of common diet tracking tools== | |
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− | This table is adapted from the [[Quantified Self]] forums<ref>https://forum.quantifiedself.com/t/recommended-food-tracking-apps/252/38</ref> and might in places be outdated. Empty cells are unknown information. Yellow check-marks indicate some basic functionality of this type. The different columns indicate:
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− | * '''Quantity''': Allows changing food quantities
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− | * '''Timestamp''': Gives a detailed timestamp on when food was eaten
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− | * '''Export''': Allows exporting data in the form of a file
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− | * '''Notes''': Entries have a free-text field to give additional information (e.g. where it was eaten, whether tasty or not…)
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− | * '''Offline''': Does the app (mostly) work when not being online?
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− | * '''Price''': How much does the app or a subscription to it cost?
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− | * '''Search''': Can one search by food name?
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− | * '''Favorite/Recent''': In the menu to add food, is there the list of foods ordered by most likely?
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− | * '''Barcode''': Can food be searched by scanning the barcode on it?
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− | * '''Micronutrients''': Does the app include details on micronutrients?
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− | * '''User-added food''': Does the app include user contributions to expand their food database?
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− | * '''Custom food''': Can you add your own food that's missing from the database?
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− | * '''Water''': Does it allow tracking water intake
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− | A table of common diet-tracking tools.
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− | !Quantity
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− | !Timestamps
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− | !Data export
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− | !Notes
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− | !Offline
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− | !Price
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− | !Search
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− | !Favorite/Recent
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− | !Barcode
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− | !Micronutrients
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− | ! User-added food
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− | !Custom food
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− | !Water tracking
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− | |[[Bitesnap]]
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− | |{{Ya}}
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− | |{{Ya}}
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− | |{{Ya}}
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− | |free
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− | |{{MaybeCheck}}
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− | |[[MyNetDiary]]
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− | |Paid
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− | |[[Waistline]]
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− | |[[Cronometer]]
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− | |[[MyFitnessPal]]
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− | |Paid
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− | |$40 / year
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− | |[[LooseIt]]
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− | |[[SparklePeople]]
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− | |FatSecret
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− | |EatThisMuch
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− | |Glucose Buddy
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− | === Databases ===
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− | https://www.foodrepo.org/ Community-driven for barcoded food products.
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− | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/ Open source collaborative originally from France. Derived scores for amount of processing and nutritional quality.
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− | https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/ US government.
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− | ===References===
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− | <references />
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− | [[Category:Topics]]
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