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Health apps we tried, from our archive.

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Videolicious (Version 3.6.0)

Synopsis of the App The Videolicious platform helps businesses create high-quality, branded video content with a professional look and feel. With step-by-step instructions, this app guides users through the process…

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Yummly (Version 1.15)

Synopsis of the App Yummly is a digital recipe box that aims to make it easier for foodies to cook, eat and share the foods they love.

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Informatics Is a Skill to Take with You

I have been a RDN for almost eight years and I've found that, no matter where I go, technology and informatics are changing the way we do everything.

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Calio (Version 1.0)

Synopsis of the App Calio is a food, nutrition and activity tracker with voice technology designed to help you manage health and weight loss goals with ease.

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Ingredient1 (Version 1.1)

Synopsis of the App The Ingredient1 app helps you discover natural and specialty foods based on taste profile, ingredients, allergens, nutrient data and labels such as organic and GMO-free.

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Atari Fit (Version 1.1.6)

Synopsis of the App Work out, earn points and play games as exercise becomes playtime with Atari Fit's gamified global fitness app.

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Two Grand (Version 2.1.8)

Synopsis of the App Two Grand is designed to help track your food intake in less than 3 minutes per day. The app encourages weight loss hopefuls to follow community members who have already met their goal weight to…

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Education and Nutrition Informatics

My experience with nutrition informatics began after I graduated from school and started working in a hospital. All the pharmacists were using handheld devices called personal digital assistants, or PDAs, to access…

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Elevate (Version 1.15)

Synopsis of the App Elevate is a daily brain training game designed to improve key cognitive skills that may help improve productivity, self-confidence and more.

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Lark (Version 1.3)

Synopsis of the App Lark acts as a personal coach to help you move more, sleep better, eat healthier and stress less. Using sensors in select smartphones, Lark tracks your activity, sleep and eating data and…

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MyFuelUp (Version 1.05)

Synopsis of the App MyFuelUp is an automatic diet generator and tracker designed especially for fitness enthusiasts.

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Inbox (Version 1.02)

Platform and Price Free: Apple, Android and Web

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Todoist (Version 9.03)

Platform and Price Free: Apple, Android and Web

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Mailbox (Version 2.2)

Platform and Price Free: Apple and Android

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Research … with a Side Order of Informatics!

As with all areas of medicine, nutrition practice relies on evidence generated from research studies. For the latest guidelines and research summaries, check out the recently renovated Evidence Analysis Library of…

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Calm (Version 1.07)

Platform and Price Free download + subscription: Apple, Web

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Headspace (Version 2.0)

Platform and Price Free App + Suscription: Apple, Android

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Instacart (Version 3.31)

Platform and Price Free: Apple, Android, Web

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Look & Cook (Version 2.0)

Platform and Price Free: Apple, Android and Kindle Fire

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Farmstand (Version 1.7.1)

Platform and Price Apple iOS (mobile web version on Android), free

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