�Even when you try to eat on healthy on that point are oft hidden ingredients lurking. Did you cognise that low-fat often substance high in sugar or sodium? Today the American Diabetes Association (ADA) launched an online nutrition instrument -- MyFoodAdvisor� -- that unlocks the mystery of what is in many of the foods you eat at www.diabetes.org/myfoodadvisor.
MyFoodAdvisor provides food information to people with diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease and those looking at to lose weight. This interactive tool compares foods by 22 different nutrients, suggests goodish alternatives, and analyzes what you currently eat. Portion sizes are standardized, based on the American Diabetes Association and American Dietetic Association exchange lists so all carbohydrate-containing foods ar shown in servings of about 15 grams of carbohydrate.
"When health maintenance providers tell patients to watch their carbs, eat more fiber or to avoid saturated fats, most people don't know where to begin," commented Ann Albright, PhD, RD, President, Health Care & Education, American Diabetes Association. "MyFoodAdvisor takes the guesswork out of that. This tool appeals to so many looking for nutrition info: people with diabetes because of the consistent portions of carbohydrates and proteins; people with or at risk for heart disease because of the option to search by fibre, sodium and saturated fats; and mass with kidney disease because potassium and phosphorous information is included, which is not listed on standard nutrition labels."
ADA will host a live "Ask the Expert" chat (wWW.diabetes.org) on Tuesday, August 12, at 1 p.m. ET, to discuss good for you eating and the new MyFoodAdvisor features, which include:
Explore Foods
-- Seek fitter alternatives to foods that are overall lower in sodium or saturated rich, or higher in roughage, ranking options that may provide alternatives for a meal.
-- Browse by intellectual nourishment category (starches and grains, vegetables) or by a specific foods (pork tenderloin).
-- Compare foods by 22 nutrients (more than what appears on nutrition facts labels), including potassium, and phosphorus.
"Sometimes the low-fat version of our favourite foods contains more refined sugar or atomic number 11 than the regular adaptation or the sugar-free contains more trans and saturated fat," Albright said. "It is a good idea to have the total picture earlier making a decision at the foodstuff store."
Recipes
-- Save recipes to personal recipe box (with log in).
-- Search for recipes by quantity of calories, carbohydrate, na, and saturated fat.
-- Search for recipes by independent ingredient (such as salmon).
-- Produce shopping list.
"Let's say for example you are trying to watch the amount of carbohydrates you exhaust but likewise trying to increase your fiber ingestion," commented Albright. "You can search for recipes that meet both of those needs."
Create a dish aerial
-- Tracks all 22 nutrients consumed each day.
-- Shows contribution of each new food to the overall dish.
-- User can review a meal or formula to provide clues to increased blood glucose levels.
"If unitary person in the family has type 2 diabetes or heart disease, chances are at that place are others around the dinner table who could be at risk as well," aforementioned Albright. "MyFoodAdvisor can help to implement healthier food for thought choices for the intact family."
The American Diabetes Association is the nation's premier voluntary health organisation supporting diabetes research, information and protagonism. The Association's mission is to keep and heal diabetes and to ameliorate the lives of all people affected by diabetes. Founded in 1940, the Association provides services to hundreds of communities across the rural area. For more information please call the American Diabetes Association at 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383) or travel to http://www.diabetes.org. Information from both these sources is available in English and Spanish.
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