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cguttman - 28 Nov 2005 02:57 GMT

Hello,

I like to know if anyone is aware of Nutrition, Diet, Exercise Software
that contains Australian food items (like milo, vegemite) in its
database when typing in what you have eaten a day.

I know that there is some Software from DietClub.com.au, but
unfortunately this Software is quite limited. The reason: It doesnt tell
me anything how many vitamins or minerals I have consumed, etc. There is
other fantastic software which does that (e.g. Swedish Program
halsovakten), but they do not contain information about Australian food
(and they are not in English).

Anyone has a suggestion/solution?

Regards, Chris

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Matthew Venhaus - 28 Nov 2005 15:45 GMT

> Hello,
>
> I like to know if anyone is aware of Nutrition, Diet, Exercise Software
> that contains Australian food items (like milo, vegemite) in its
> database when typing in what you have eaten a day.

Do Australian food labels have calorie and nutrient contents listed?
If so, almost any software will allow you to add items to the
database.

--
Matthew
Slow and steady wins the race.

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cguttman - 28 Nov 2005 21:26 GMT

Hello Matthew,
thanks for your response.
Yes, Australian food items have calorie and nutrient contents. There are
two reasons why software with an Australian Food Database is better:

- I can save myself time to type in hundreds (maybe thousands) of items
by hand.
- A database comes with more accurate information regarding the vitamin
and mineral content of certain foods (which are often not on the label
of food items).

Thats why an Australian Software would be great. Maybe it is possible to
use existing software, and I could import an Australian database? Maybe
there are institutes that offer these databases, and software where I
can import it? Does anyone know?

cheers, Chris

>>Hello,
>>
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> Matthew
> Slow and steady wins the race.

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Matthew Venhaus - 28 Nov 2005 22:38 GMT

> Hello Matthew,
> thanks for your response.
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> there are institutes that offer these databases, and software where I
> can import it? Does anyone know?

It's probably far more than you are looking to spend (about US$700
IIRC), but researchers use The Food Processor which contains the very
extensive ESHA nutrient database. Perhaps you have access to this
through a University or a nutritionist?

The thing is most people don't eat thousands of different food items
so software with the USDA database and the ability to add a few items
is sufficient. At least one poster on this board built a database of
foods eaten; it would be interesting how many different foods are in
it. I've recorded about 2-3 months worth of data in Fitday and have
fewer than 100 custom foods.
--
Matthew
Slow and steady wins the race.

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joanne - 28 Nov 2005 16:57 GMT

> I like to know if anyone is aware of Nutrition, Diet, Exercise Software
> that contains Australian food items (like milo, vegemite) in its
> database when typing in what you have eaten a day.

Most software like http://www.dietpower.com or even
http://www.fitday.com lets you add in or customize your foods if you
know what the nutritional content is. You can find the nutritional
content of most foods (here in the US anyways) on its labeling.
However, being downunder you may have to do some online seaches thru
some food databases like http://www.calorieking.com (they have vegemite
stats).

joanne

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