Our latest and most comprehensive nutrition software with many
of NutriGenie unique technologies and analyses,
such as star rating of overall diet quality. Each diet is given
a star rating from 1 to 5, with 1 being the lowest in quality. Our
ratings take into account the latest guidelines issued in September
2002 by the Institute of Medicine, the medical division of the National
Academies.
The program analyzes nearly 30 nutrients in user's diet and has
almost all utilities available in other NutriGenie products. If
you wish to choose a single general nutrition program from our catalog,
Optimal Nutrition is our recommendation. It is the latest update
of our most frequently licensed software
by universities and health facilities worldwide and has been
translated into other languages.
Optimal Nutrition is the first, and so far, the only,
nutrition analysis software in existence that incorporates the September
2002 guidelines issued by the Institute of Medicine, the medical
division of the National Academies. The latest guidelines establish
for the first time a range of recommended amounts Dietary Reference
Intakes or DRIs for macronutrients -- proteins, fats and carbohydrates
-- and also include advice on how much dietary fiber and how
little cholesterol or saturated fat people should strive for to
maintain good health. Previous reports from the National Research
Council over the last 60 years have dealt only with recommended
levels RDAs of vitamins and minerals.
In addition, the program provides a unique glycemi