Saturated Fat Counter Tracker 12+
To lower LDL (bad) cholesterol
First Line Medical Communications Ltd
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- $3.99
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Description
One-off fee. Free updates. Use barcode or database. No ads. No data collected. No subscriptions. Synchronize w. other First Line Med Comms apps Share w Apple's Health app
It's easy to eat too much saturated fat, which increases blood LDL cholesterol, the cause of angina, heart attack, and stroke and circulation disorders. Eating too much saturated fat, which is high in calories, providing 9 calories/gram, is also a cause of obesity, and obesity-related diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, some cancers, and inflammatory diseases. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), 2020–2025 therefore recommend that saturated fat should provide no more than 10% of calories for everyone over 2 years of age. This app will help you achieve this.
The app will guide you to set your target daily saturated fat intake based on your chosen calorie intake (or the default based on your age and sex) and the percentage of calorie intake you wish to be provided by saturated fat. Both calorie and saturated fat targets can be changed at any time.
Synchronize the app (on the Settings screen) so if you have an app bundle you only need to record your food and beverage intake once and it will be shared with all apps. Record your food and beverage intake using the barcode scanner, speech recognition, by favoriting foods, or by using search function and use the serving sizes provided (mainly those suggested by USDA Food Data Central) or change your serving size.
Your progress towards your target daily intake will be visible immediately in real-time. You can also view your progress over time on the Month view dashboard, and export food diaries and saturated fat intake into a spreadsheet for your own information or to share with healthcare providers.
The app’s 328-item curated food and beverage database shows all 212 plant-based foods in green type to help users consume the 30+ different types of plants per week recommended by experts for a healthy gut microbiome. Users can also add their own foods and recipes.
Apple's HealthKit functionality is integrated in the app's user interface so you can share your data with Apple's Health app
Also useful nutritional information via the Info tab.
What’s New
Version 2.10.7
Red exclamation marks are displayed for any day in "Month view" where intake is over 120% of target and average intake per day during each month is now displayed at the top of "Month view" screens in dark orange type. Bug fixes and minor revisions to "How to use the app" instructions.
Ratings and Reviews
Just what I was looking
A lot of skill and knowledge has gone into creating this app. Unfortunately I have severe coronary artery disease and so it’s imperative that I track my saturated fat intake which is quite low. This is a really valuable app for me. It’s well thought out and for anyone that will take a few minutes to review the appand set up the data. It will make their lives easier and healthier. Thank you to the developers. Nothing else like that out there.
Developer Response ,
Thank you so much for this review — we are extremely pleased to know that the app is making your life easier and healthier. This sort of feedback is inspirational for us in our mission to develop apps to inform & support diets to protect from or manage disease.
Not what I was after
I was trying to increase my saturated fat and reduce my polyunsaturated fat, but this app doesn’t seem to record fats the way I need for this purpose.
Developer Response ,
Thanks for your feedback. We will be publishing a polyunsaturated fat counter in the next couple of weeks. We previously published a fat counter that included saturated, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat, but we discontinued it because users found it too complicated.
Not user friendly and very confusing
Not many foods listed in the data base, and even when adding your own foods, it’s very confusing and unclear. I want to choose my own serving size and not have to figure out the grams based on the apps g/100 g. If there’s a way to do this I sure couldn’t figure it out. When entering foods in the tracker from the list you created of your foods, it’s still difficult and requires a calculator.
Developer Response ,
When you first use the app you are asked to decide upon your settings including "Select your preferred units for weight — g (metric) or oz (Imperial)" and "Select how you wish information to be displayed" Choose "Target", "Serving" or "Amount" for saturated fat content to be displayed as %Target/Serving, %Target/100g, %Target/1oz, g/100g, or g/oz. This is how you change from g/100g to the way you wish to use the app. And there is certainly no need to use a calculator when you customise your settings to your needs.
App Privacy
The developer, First Line Medical Communications Ltd, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- First Line Medical Communications
- Size
- 92.3 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 12+ Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References Infrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment Information
- Copyright
- © First Line Medical Communications Ltd
- Price
- $3.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.