PKU Diet Management for Android

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My Diet for PKU helps to manage phenylketonuria diet by tracking phenylalanine, calories, protein, carbohydrates, fats, cholesterol and more than...

My Diet for PKU helps to manage phenylketonuria diet by tracking phenylalanine, calories, protein, carbohydrates, fats, cholesterol and more than 18 other essential vitamins and minerals!Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a genetic disorder in which the body can't process part of a protein called phenylalanine (Phe). PKU diet is one of the strictest diets in the world. Adequate intake of essential vitamins and minerals is very important to maintain health, growth and development. Numerous studies shows potential risk of developing deficiency of essential vitamins and nutrients including Vitamin B6, B12, Choline, Selenium in people who follow PKU diet.My Diet for PKU will help you to track phenylalanine, vitamins and minerals and show deficiency according to Recommended Daily Intakes* and your age (infants, children, adults), gender (man, woman) and special nutrition requirements (pregnancy, lactation).Like us on Facebook!http://www.facebook.com/pages/My-Diet-for-PKU/470592669652481Features:- Tracks amount of consumed phenyalanine from food- Tracks body weight & phenylalanine blood levels tests - Supports add/edit of your own custom food records - Lookup custom foods in the database using barcode scanner- Generates ready-to-send PDF report for your dietician - Tracks 20 essential nutrients for 8,000 foods ** - Save frequently used foods in your Favorite food list - Enter food quantities in three convenient units: gram, ounce, or serving size- Contains information about function and deficiency symptoms of 18 vitamins and minerals- Suggests foods with the highest content of a particular nutrient - Provides powerful food searching capabilities - Works completely offline - Excellent dieting tool on the go Nutrients Tracked: - Phenylalanine- Energy - Carbohydrates - Protein - Total Fat - Cholesterol Vitamins Tracked:- Vitamin A - Vitamin B6 - Vitamin B12 - Vitamin C - Vitamin D - Vitamin E - Panthothenic Acid - Folic Acid - Folate - Choline Minerals Tracked:- Calcium, Ca - Iron, Fe - Magnesium, Ma - Phosphorus, P - Potassium, K - Zinc, Zn - Selenium, Se * Recommended Daily Intakes Developed by the Institute of Medicine's Food and Nutrition Board and include protein, fat, carbohydrates and more than 17 essential vitamins and minerals for infants, children, adults, pregnant and lactating women. ** Food Database SourceU.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, 2011, Release 24.*** Due to big amount of efforts to collect database of low protein products, those products may contain only basic information required for PKU management that includes: phenylalanine, protein, calories and carbohydrates. Full nutrition facts information including all vitamins, minerals and nutrients will be provided in future releases of the application.Recent changes:- Barcode scanner functionality- Add custom product with barcode- Lookup custom product by barcode associated with itContent rating: Everyone