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Nutrition Apps for Healthy Eating





          By Abigail Maranan, Legal Services




         An unhealthy diet is one of the common shared risk factors to obesity and non-communicable diseases. National
         Nutrition Council’s latest data reveal that the prevalence of the incidence of overweight and obesity among
         adults 20 years old and above in Calabarzon is 32.4%, which is higher than the national prevalence rate of 31.1%.

         With July being a National Nutrition Month, we would like to showcase some of the trending nutrition apps.


                                                                 Fooducate (fooducate.com)
                                                                 An online health application for everyone, that helps to track
                                                                 the foods what we eat and to see the progress of activities to
                                                                 achieve our goals. It gives advice on food calories, and
                                                                 suggest different healthy recipes. It is also good for those who
                                                                 wants to get fit and lose weight at the same time.
                                                                 Downloadable for web, iOS and android.

                                                                 Panlasang Pinoy (panlasangpinoy.com)
                                                                 It is a food online application which able to give free recipes
                                                                 of Filipino dishes. They also provide step-by-step cooking
                                                                 procedures for simple and easy preparation. Budget friendly
                                                                 and healthy recipes for everyday cooking. It also suggests
                                                                 best culinary school from local to international schools.
                                                                 Downloadable for web, iOS and android.

                                                                 Yazio (yazio.com)
                                                                 A helpful online application for calorie counter to give idea in
                                                                 our food we intake. As they promote, “Lose Weight Effectively.
                                                                 Fast and Healthy”, it makes the user’s healthy goals to feel
                                                                 achievable. It serves as nutrition diary, and suggest different
                                                                 diet plans.
                                                                 Downloadable for web, iOS and android.

                                                                 Shopwell (shopwell.com)
                                                                 It is an online shopping application that provides healthy
                                                                 products and delivers on your convenient time and place. You
                                                                 are able to personalized your food that fits on your lifestyle,
                                                                 and give recommendations for easy and manageable
                                                                 shopping. In addition, it suggests foods that are right for the
                                                                 customer preference such as gluten free products, heart
                                                                 healthy, and more.
                                                                 Downloadable for web, iOS and android.

                                                                 Lifesum (lifesum.com)
                                                                 A diet plan application that helps the user to reach their
                                                                 healthy goals and find great weight loss strategy. It also
                                                                 counts calorie and its macros, and suggest healthy recipes as
                                                                 easy and quick. It shows your water level intake every day and
                                                                 suggests the right number of glasses that should drink. Able
                                                                 to provide a chart that shows your daily progress from your
                                                                 goal intake to your current intake of foods.
                                                                 Downloadable for web, iOS and android.

         Footnote:                                               Source:
         Pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 491, the Nutrition   (2017, July 1). July is National Nutrition Month. Retrieved July 14, 2018, from
         Act of the Philippines, the National Nutrition Council   https://news.mb.com.ph/2017/07/01/july-is-national-nutrition-month/
         (NNC) leads the observance of National Nutrition Month.



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