Carb Counter and Tracker 12+

One-off fee. Free updates. Use barcode or database. No ads. No data collected Supports a healthy gut microbiome diet. Sync w. other FLMC apps. Share w. Apple's Health app

Use this app to control carb intake to avoid blood sugar highs and lows and feel healthier and more energetic as a result and also to lower risk of insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome (with high blood pressure & high cholesterol), type 2 diabetes, obesity, inflammation and difficulty fighting off infection. Inflammation plays a key role in inflammatory diseases such as osteoarthritis and heart and circulatory disease and is implicated in brain disorders including depression and Alzheimer's dementia. A variety of cancers are also associated with metabolic syndrome.
The app also promotes a healthy microbiome diet using colour-coded type and icons as follows:
1. Plants are highlighted in green type and with a green leaf icon in the food popups to help users consume the 30 different types of plants per week recommended by experts for a healthy gut microbiome. Plants containing fiber are beneficial for the gut microbiome (ie they are prebiotic), but some are more prebiotic than others and are highlighted in a darker green type.
2. Fermented foods that contain beneficial live microbes to become part of the gut microbiome (probiotics) are highlighted in gold type (if not already highlighted in green type as a plant) and with a gold microbe icon in the food popups. Some unpasteurised cheeses may be probiotic, but cheeses are not highlighted as probiotic because cheeses are usually pasteurised; and also because pregnant women, young children, the elderly, and people who are immunosuppressed are advised not to eat unpasteurised cheese to avoid potentially fatal listeriosis.
3. Foods that are likely to be ultra-processed (UPFs) — ie, contain ingredients not found in a home kitchen such as preservatives, flavorings, and emulsifiers — and are likely to have a harmful effect on the gut microbiome are highlighted in red type (if not already highlighted in green type as a plant) and with a red warning triangle in the food popups. UPFs cause obesity for a variety of reasons and their harmful effect on the gut microbiome is linked to inflammation and many diseases including type 2 diabetes, high LDL "bad" cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, inflammatory diseases, cancer, depression, and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's dementia and Parkinson's disease.
Set your daily carb intake based on guidance provided in the app and your preferences for weights of food (g or oz) and display of carb content in foods and beverages (ie, %target/serving, g/100g or g/1oz, or %target/100g or %target/1oz).
Record food and beverage consumption using the barcode scanner, speech recognition, or by favoriting foods and using the serving sizes provided (which can be changed at any time). Use the notepad if desired.
Monitor daily and long-term progress, export data to share with healthcare providers, synchronise data with other First Line Medical Communications Ltd nutrient counter apps, and share data with Apple's HealthKit.
The app also allows users to add their own foods and recipes, and provides nutritional information.