Ask Dr Nerenberg | Health and Fitness

What is your favorite droid calorie count application?

I'm getting a smartphone very soon and I wonder if anyone has a good application experience count calories? I hear is that you can scan the UPC for products and get nutritional information so is much easier than manually entering all the details. Is there any work they like myfitnesspal.com or my-calorie counter.com to keep track of calories as well as other important things like the sodium / cholesterol without tedious daily too?

MyFtinessPal! It calculates your current weight, ideal weight, the amount physical activity, and allows you to record everything you eat .. is easy to find the calories at once, just write down what you eat and that brings up a menu truly interactive you can choose from .. can also register your physical activity! It's so easy to use and keeps (me, at least) on the track, as I have shown I'm not good, left to myself. : P Oh, and did I mention that is also free? Big plus there. You should not have to pay for something so simple.

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