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sprudil - 30 Mar 2004 23:24 GMT

I've noticed that they have spruced up the look of the usda nutrient data
food database .

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/index.html

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Jean M. - 30 Mar 2004 23:36 GMT

>I've noticed that they have spruced up the look of the usda nutrient data
>food database .
>
>http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/index.html
>
>Sid...

Good. The old one was sort of clunky. I prefer going directly to the
source rather than other sites.

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DJ Delorie - 31 Mar 2004 00:10 GMT

> I prefer going directly to the source rather than other sites.

:-(

(I just updated my site to SR16-1 today)

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marengo - 31 Mar 2004 04:04 GMT

I notice that this evening! THE USDA nutritional website has finally moved
into the age of technology! Yay!

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Reg - 31 Mar 2004 04:16 GMT

> | I've noticed that they have spruced up the look of the usda nutrient
> | data food database .
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> I notice that this evening! THE USDA nutritional website has finally moved
> into the age of technology! Yay!

There's not much difference other than some minor UI changes (checkboxes instead
of text links, a new pulldown menu, formatting, etc). It's functionally almost the
same, and just I love the added help text: "Help with Fractions" <LOL>

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marengo - 31 Mar 2004 04:19 GMT

||| I've noticed that they have spruced up the look of the usda
||| nutrient data food database .
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| etc). It's functionally almost the same, and just I love the added
| help text: "Help with Fractions" <LOL>

I find it to be much more user-friendly.

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Reg - 31 Mar 2004 04:27 GMT

> | There's not much difference other than some minor UI changes
> | (checkboxes instead of text links, a new pulldown menu, formatting,
> | etc). It's functionally almost the same, and just I love the added
> | help text: "Help with Fractions" <LOL>
>
> I find it to be much more user-friendly.

I believe you. It has a slightly cleaner, less cluttered look.

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DJ Delorie - 31 Mar 2004 04:48 GMT

> and just I love the added help text: "Help with Fractions" <LOL>

Do people really need this type of help? I'd think, by the time
you're old enough to manage your own diet, you should know a few of
the basic fraction->decimal conversions by rote.

OTOH I added basic fraction support to my nutritional labels. Go here
and type in "1/2" in the "change amount" spot for an example:

http://www.delorie.com/health/ns/label.cgi?fid=11167&grams=154&unit=cup&amount=1

(except that it does convert and print the decimal value).

I added fraction support to the parametric search too, so you can
search for all foods that are "1/3" fat or more.

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Reg - 31 Mar 2004 04:48 GMT

>>and just I love the added help text: "Help with Fractions" <LOL>
>
> Do people really need this type of help? I'd think, by the time
> you're old enough to manage your own diet, you should know a few of
> the basic fraction->decimal conversions by rote.

I'm hoping the "Help with Fractions" link is meant for kids. It's scary to
think otherwise.

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marengo - 31 Mar 2004 05:10 GMT

|| and just I love the added help text: "Help with Fractions" <LOL>
|
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| OTOH I added basic fraction support to my nutritional labels. Go here
| and type in "1/2" in the "change amount" spot for an example:

http://www.delorie.com/health/ns/label.cgi?fid=11167&grams=154&unit=cup&amount=1

| (except that it does convert and print the decimal value).
|
| I added fraction support to the parametric search too, so you can
| search for all foods that are "1/3" fat or more.

Part of the "dumbing down" of America.

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