BU Library: Nutrition: Nutrition Guidelines

Calculators & Counters

Interactive DRI Calculator for Healthcare Professionals
Recommended by USDA, NASEM, NAL, Food and Nutrition Information Center.
Use this interactive tool to calculate daily nutrient recommendations, including energy, macronutrients, and micronutrients, for individual dietary planning based on the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs).
Body Weight Planner
Recommended by HHS, NIH, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
The Body Weight Planner allows users to make personalized calorie and physical activity plans to reach a goal weight within a specific time period and to maintain it afterwards.
BMI Percentile Calculator
Recommended by NIH, NHLBI, DHHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Calculator available for children and teens or adults. Also available in Spanish.
Nutrition Calculators
Recommended by West Virginia Dietetic Association.
Links interactive tools for daily physical activities such as Outdoor, Home, and Daily Life Activities and Occupational Activities.
Drink Size Calculator Rethinking Drinking
Recommended by HHS, NIH, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
U.S. standard drink (or alcoholic drink-equivalent) sizes and the number of drinks per container
Children's BMI-percentile-for-age Calculator
Recommended by Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine.
Use this calculator to determine whether a child is at a healthy weight for his/her height, age and gender. The BMI-percentile-for-age calculator automatically adjusts for differences in height, age and gender, making it one of the best tools for evaluating a growing child's weight.
Calorie King
Recommended by Calorie King.
A compilation of the top fast food restaurants with nutrient composition.
Estimating Your 10-Year Risk of Having a Heart Attack
Recommended by DHHS. NIH. National Cholesterol Education Program.
Based on your risk factors, determine if you are at high risk for a heart attack.

Health Science Moblie Apps

These are a few of the many free mobile apps that may be helpful to you.

The Carrot
Track health, nutrition, and fitness with one convenient journal. For example, you can keep a food journal, keep tabs on your blood pressure, or follow an exercise routine.

Fooducate
Use this app to scan a product barcode, see product highlights (both good & bad), compare products, select alternatives, and dig deeper into food and nutrition.

Restaurant Nutrition
Easily view nutritional information about restaurant menus and track what you eat.

Plain Language Medical Dictionary
This free basic app converts medical language into everyday English. It is based on the award-winning Plain Language Medical Dictionary widget designed by Taubman Health Sciences Library, University of Michigan.

MedScape
Includes Multiple drug reference guides, disease & condition references, medical news, CE activities, offline access to clinical resources and more. You must create a free MedScape account to use hte app.

New England Journal of Medicine NEJM This Week
The latest medical research findings, review articles, and editorial opinion on a wide variety of topics of importance to biomedical science and clinical practice, from the New England Journal of Medicine.

PubMed On Tap Lite
Access PubMed's resources including searching, emailing & storing references, reading available full-text articles & more.