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Keep track of the foods that Dr. Greger recommends in his NYT's best-selling book, How Not to Die with this Android app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.nutritionfacts.dailydozen&hl=en
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B12 & Vitamin D #11

Closed jpritikin closed 7 years ago

jpritikin commented 8 years ago

These supplements should not be overlooked and should be mentioned explicitly.

haripetrov commented 8 years ago

I have the same opinion about this question. This is very important for everyone.

christirichards commented 8 years ago

@jpritikin @slavick @haripetrov Where in the app do you think it would make the most sense to include these, as I agree they should be mentioned somewhere? Including a mention in the menu, however, doesn't seem like it would gain the most visibility and I'm afraid it would be overlooked.

haripetrov commented 8 years ago

You can put one general subcategory called "Vitamins" (in the same way as Exercises). In side this category we can have detailed information about vitamin d, vitamin B12.

jpritikin commented 8 years ago

I guess mention of Omega-3 and iodine could go here too. Most people get iodine via salt, but if you decide to go with sea vegetables, then that's something you need to remember to eat.

chrisbryant commented 8 years ago

It's a good idea though I feel there needs to be a balanced approach. You wouldn't want people to think that they need to take typical vitamin "supplements" when they are on a WFPBD. Thanks for all your work on the app, it's great!

haripetrov commented 8 years ago

This is exception. These vitamins are very important and since most people are not aware of them (when they are changing their diet) this can lead to very serious health problems. In order to avoid this situation I think that we have to have additional category for Vitamins which cannot be obtained from food.

MovGP0 commented 8 years ago

@jpritikin I don't think that Ω-3 fatty acids and iodine need to be mentioned explicitly, when sticking to this diet. Nuts will provide you with more than enough Ω-3 fatty acids. And with iodine it is much more likely that you get too much of it than too less.

MovGP0 commented 8 years ago

@christirichards i guess the MainActivity seems to be the right place for this. just handle it like all the other food items.

However, some users might want to disable those in the settings,which would require a SettingsActivity. The current DailyReminderSettingsActivity could become part of that new activity.

slavick commented 7 years ago

This has been added in v14.