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Nutrition

Nutrition 101: Minerals

Students, please take your seats and open your notebooks in preparation for the third session in our 4-week back to school series teaching you all

Nutrition 102
Nutrition

Nutrition 101: Vitamins

Students, please take your seats and open your notebooks in preparation for the next session in our 4-week back to school series teaching you all

Nutrition

Intro To Nutrition 101 With Cronometer

Hey there, health enthusiasts and food-tracking fans! Nutrition 101 with Cronometer is your chance to hop on a fun, nutritious, and rewarding nutrition course that’s

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Health

GLP-1 Drugs: How Cronometer Can Help

GLP-1 agonists are a class of medications, such as Ozempic, that mainly help manage blood sugar levels in people with Type 2 diabetes. Some GLP-1 agonists can also

App Updates & Features

Our Men’s Health Nutrition Score

Nutrition Score Focuses on Men’s Health Available Free To Male Users For The Month Of June It’s no surprise that males and females are quite

App Updates & Features

Our Women’s Health Nutrition Score

Nutrition Score Focuses on Women’s Health Available Free To Female Users For The Month Of May Here at Cronometer, we’re big supporters of the fact

Nutrition

9 Tips For Achieving Long-Term Weight Loss

Key Factors In Achieving Sustainable Weight Loss Embarking on a journey towards sustainable weight loss is a life-long commitment to a healthier, happier you. While

Nutrition

How Fast Should I Lose Weight?

Impacts Of Losing Weight Quick vs. Slow Embarking on a weight loss journey can be a challenging yet rewarding experience. One of the most common

Nutrition

5 Nutrition Tips To Help Reduce Anxiety

Eat Calm and Carry On written by dr. uma naidoo, nutritional psychiatrist Here are some of my favorite foods and essential nutrients to make 2024

App Updates & Features

How To: Use The Fasting Timer (Gold Feature)

Intermittent Fasting With Cronometer A CRONOMETER GOLD FEATURE Our Fasting Timer is available to Cronometer Gold users and is a great way to keep track

Nutrition

Using Cronometer On The Keto Diet

We know that a ton of our users are following a ketogenic diet, so we’ve created several features and functionality in the app to make

Health

Ways To Boost Your Immune System

Immunity Boosting Micronutrients Since it’s flu season – and most of us at the office are feeling it – we thought we’d shine a light

Health

A Look Into Sugar-Free Sensitivities

Breaking Down Sugar Alternatives Isn’t it great that we’ve now come into a world where we can enjoy our guilty pleasure snacks, guilt-free? Many products

Health

Where Does Energy Come From In Your Diet?

Where Does Energy Come From? It’s no secret that our bodies use food to energize us and keep our systems running. Carbohydrates are our bodies’

Nutrition

The Best Backpacking Meals

If you’re wondering what dehydrated meal to bring on your next adventure then look no further! Cronometer staffers pulled out their forks to taste test

Nutrition

Nutrition For Beginners

Nutrition 101: The Basics If you’re finding yourself on this page, chances are that you’re brand new to nutrition and that you don’t know where

Health

Dietitians Discuss Diet And Eczema

Registered Dietitians Discuss The Link Between Diet And Eczema Eczema is a common, chronic and complex skin disease that arises as a result of interactions

Health

How Can Diet & Nutrition Affect Acne

How Can Diet And Nutrition Affect Acne Acne is a chronic, multifactorial skin condition that is estimated to affect 9.4% of the global population, putting

Nutrition

Nutrition With Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

Nutrition With Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Follow along for bi-weekly nutrition tips from Dr. Gabrielle Lyon. She goes over why you should track your nutrition, her

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All About Collagen

Collagen has been getting its moment in the spotlight lately as many people are learning about and reaping the benefits of supplementing it in their

Nutrition

Top Diets from the Past Decade

There are so many options available today when it comes to dieting. A few are gaining in popularity at unprecedented rates and some have stood

Nutrition

Tips For Reducing Your Sugar Intake

guest post by david dAck, running specialist and fitness writer Reducing your sugar intake is perhaps the single best thing you can do your health

Nutrition

Should You Buy Organic?

In today’s nutrition lexicon, ‘organic’ has become synonymous with ‘healthy’. Many food companies are guilty of using the term to mislead consumers into believing that

Fitness

Nutrition And Nutrient Needs For Athletes

The role of nutrition in the maintenance of good health and prevention of disease is well-established. For the competitive or recreational athlete, proper nutrition is

Nutrition

Does What We Eat Change our Metabolism?

We’ve all seen those flashy headlines that promise effortless weight loss by simply adding a few key foods that are *guaranteed* to increase your metabolism. 

Nutrition

How To Become A Mindful Eater

guest post by susan macfarlane, registered dietitian nutritionist When clients work with me, they expect to talk about their food choices and answer questions like: How

Nutrition

Why Do We Lie to Our Cronometer?

guest post by april wilson smith, master of public health It’s happened again.  I lied to my Cronometer. Well, I didn’t entirely lie.  I just didn’t

Nutrition

How Much Fruit Should You Eat Per Day?

guest post by susan macfarlane, registered dietitian nutritionist Regardless of the type of diet followed, pretty much everyone can agree that eating vegetables is a

Nutrition

Fighting Inflammation with Food

guest post by susan macfarlane, registered dietitian nutritionist ‘Inflammation’ is a commonly cited, yet poorly understood, condition that is often used as a “catch-all” diagnosis

Nutrition

What is the Glycemic Index?

guest post by susan macfarlane, registered dietitian nutritionist Although it may seem like diet trends are constantly changing, the reality is that most popular diets

Nutrition

How to Stop Nighttime Snacking

guest post by susan macfarlane, registered dietitian nutritionist If you struggle with ‘nighttime snacking’, ‘nighttime noshing’ or the ‘midnight munchies’, you’re not alone. In fact,

Nutrition

How to Find Credible Nutrition Information

guest post by susan macfarlane, registered dietitian nutritionist Nowadays, everyone seems to be an expert when it comes to nutrition advice: “Eat breakfast! Don’t eat

Weight Loss

Intermittent Fasting and Weight Loss

guest post by registered dietitian, susan macfarlane Fasting has been an integral part of many different religions for centuries. Fasting has gained popularity more recently

Nutrition

Understanding PRAL Alkaline Diets

guest post by susan macfarlane, registered dietitian nutritionist Potential Renal Acid Load (PRAL) Alkalinity Although it’s popularity has waned in favour of more recent dietary

Weight Loss

Why is my weight plateauing?

guest post by susan macfarlane, registered dietitian nutritionist As a Registered Dietitian specializing in weight loss and bariatric nutrition, a week doesn’t go by where

Nutrition

How to Stay on Track during the Holidays

guest post by susan macfarlane, registered dietitian nutritionist There’s a reason most people set health and fitness goals after the holidays; changing or maintaining your

App Updates & Features

Understanding The Calcium:Magnesium Ratio

guest post by susan macfarlane, registered dietitian nutritionist What Is Calcium? Calcium is an essential mineral well known for its role in bone health. About

App Updates & Features

Understanding The Zinc:Copper Nutrient Ratio

guest post from susan macfarlane, registered dietitian nutritionist The Zinc:Copper Ratio There has been a lot of discussion in the Cronometer forums about the ideal

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Weight Loss

Helping Truckers Lose Weight With Cronometer

guest post from siphiwe baleka, founder of fitness trucking Fitness Trucking was founded in order to revolutionize the transportation industry by creating a culture of

Weight Loss

Six Tips for Successful Weight-Loss Tracking

guest post from susan macfarlane, registered dietitian nutritionist If you’ve ever tried to lose weight in the past, it’s likely you’ve heard the old adage

Health Professionals

How Cronometer Changed My Nutrition Practice

Cronometer Pro: Revolutionizing Dietary Analysis guest post by registered dietitian nutritionist, susan macfarlane I’m Susan Macfarlane and I’m a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist running a busy

Nutrition

How to Read Nutrition Fact Labels

guest post by frank alvarez, health coach The process of determining if a food is nutritious or not is arduous at best.   The Dietary Guidelines

Weight Loss

How To Lose Weight With Cronometer

Losing Weight With Cronometer If you’re looking to drop a couple or several pounds, you’ve come to the right place! Losing weight is straight-forward with