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Nutrition Services : Nutrition Tools & Links : Measuring Tools

Various measuring tools are available to help you make calculations that can keep your health in check. Some measuring tools can determine your nutrition needs, evaluate your eating habits, measure your energy expenditure, total your caloric intake, along with other calculations. A few measuring tools are listed below to help you get started:Feet on scale

Body Mass Index (BMI)
Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number calculated from a person’s weight and height. BMI provides a reliable indicator of body fatness for most people and is used to screen for weight categories that may lead to health problems.

Healthy Eating Index (HEI)
The Healthy Eating Index (HEI) is a measure of diet quality that assesses conformance to federal dietary guidance.

Calorie Counter
Nutrition Data (ND) provides a complete nutrient analysis for any food or recipe and helps you select foods that best match your dietary needs.

Basal Energy Expenditures (BEE)
Basal Energy Expenditure calculates the number of calories you need per day. Other medical calculations are also available.

Pediatrics/Restaurant Data
Determine the number of calories and fat you are getting from some popular fast foods restaurants.

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