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How To Set Your Macro and Micronutrient Targets

Sam Francis — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 22:30:47 +0000

Whether you’re an athlete, a nutrition enthusiast, or someone looking to improve your eating habits, understanding your macro and micronutrient intake is key for taking your tracking to the next level.

Here at Cronometer your macro and micronutrient targets are calculated by the details you input when creating your profile and the Dietary Reference Intakes. This is a great starting point for users who are new to nutrition tracking but if you have specific goals or want to get the most out of Cronometer then you have come to the right place.

What are Macro and Micronutrients?

Before diving into how to set your Macro and Nutrient Targets it’s important to understand what they are.

Macronutrients consist of carbohydrates, proteins and fats. These are the nutrients your body needs in large amounts to provide energy required for daily activities and serve as the building blocks of the diet.

Micronutrients are essential vitamins and minerals that your body needs in smaller amounts, but they are crucial for overall health. They support various functions, including immune system strength, bone health, and energy production.

To learn more about macro and micronutrients visit our Nutrition for Beginners blog here.

How to Set your Macro and Micronutrient Targets

To get to your Macro and Nutrient Targets, tap to More, then Targets (Targets + Profile on web), from there you will have several menus where you can adjust respective settings. On web scroll to the bottom of the page to find your Macro Targets and Nutrient Targets.

NEW & IMPROVED TARGET SETTINGS

We’ve recently improved the Macro and Nutrient Target interface so that is easier to use and hides advanced settings for a straightforward approach to target settings. Users also have the ability to set percentage-based ratios in addition to ratio, fixed or keto settings.

Adjusting Macro Target Settings

To set your Macro Targets users have the option between using Macro Ratios, Fixed Targets or the Keto Calculator.

Macro Ratios

The Macro Ratios setting determines your macronutrient targets by dividing your energy target across protein, carbs, and fat according to the ratios you’ve specified. Whenever your energy target changes, your macro targets will automatically adjust to maintain your specified protein:carbs:fat ratio. Your energy target will also update throughout the day as you log exercises or record a new weight in your diary.

Note that the numbers you enter as ratios will not be equivalent to the target numbers found in your Diary. To set your Macro Targets to a specific gram amount continue reading to learn about Fixed Targets.

Fixed Targets

If you select the Fixed Targets setting, your macronutrient targets will stay consistent each day. By default, it uses the recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) from the Dietary Reference Intakes for macronutrients. However, you can manually adjust your targets by entering fixed gram amounts for each macronutrient in the provided boxes.

Note that if you choose Fixed Targets and have also set a custom weight goal, your total calories for your Macro Targets may not match your Energy Target, as these values are calculated independently of each other. If you want your Macro Targets to align with your Energy Target, we recommend setting a Custom Energy Target that matches your Fixed Target values.

Ketogenic Target

Selecting a Ketogenic target is a special dynamic macronutrient target setting. To learn more about the Keto diet visit our blog here. With this setting turned on Cronometer calculates a maximum protein target based on your lean body mass, sets a maximum carbohydrate target, and allocates the remaining calories to fats.

After choosing the Keto option, you can select from four programs: Rigorous, Moderate, Relaxed, and Custom. These programs will define your specific targets for protein, carbs, and fats.

Advanced Settings

To really dial in your Macro Ratio Targets, tap on the Advanced Settings on the bottom of the menu. With this section open, you have the ability to choose between a percentage calculation or ratios as well between ratios of kcal’s or grams.

Also within the Advanced Settings, you have the option to track carbohydrates as total carbs or net carbs. Total carbs includes all types of carbs in your target, including fiber whereas net carbs account only for digestible carbohydrates. This approach can provide more accurate estimates of energy from carbs, as dietary fiber contributes less energy than digestible carbs like sugars and starches.

By default, we calculate Net Carbs as: Net Carbs = Total Carbs – Fiber – Sugar Alcohols. To learn more about using the advanced settings visit the Cronometer User Manual here.

Adjusting Nutrient Target Settings

By default, each nutrient is set to the recommended values established by the USDA Dietary Reference Intakes, tailored to your age and sex. Ideally, you should aim to meet or exceed 100% of your daily minimum nutrient targets. However, if you specifically require more of a particular nutrient you can edit that by navigating to More > Targets > Nutrient Targets.

To edit a target, toggle on the Custom button, then enter a value in the Daily Target and Max Threshold boxes. The Daily Target will be the value seen in the Nutrient Summary on the Daily Report and in the Nutrition Report. Users can also edit Nutrient Targets from the Nutrition Report by tapping on a nutrient, toggling on Use Custom Value and entering your custom values.

In Conclusion

Thats how you adjust your Macro and Nutrient Targets on Cronometer. To learn more about the process visit our User Manual on Macro Targets or Nutrient Targets. The process is designed to be quick and easy but extensive for those users requiring full customization of their targets. So dive in, adjust your settings, and start making the most of your nutritional journey with Cronometer. Happy tracking!

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How to Use the Barcode Scanner

Sam Francis — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 22:13:49 +0000

Tracking food on Cronometer has never been faster or easier than with the Barcode Scanner – and yes, this feature is available to all users, completely free of charge.

From the mobile app, simply scan the food’s barcode to find a match within our database. If the food doesn’t already exist, easily create a Custom Food by snapping a few pictures. This makes it super convenient to get all the nutritional info you need, helping you stay on top of your diet with minimal effort.

How to Use the Barcode Scanner

Our Barcode Scanner is only available on our mobile app, so from your device, tap on the + at the bottom of the screen, then tap ‘Scan Food’. The camera will open and you scan the barcode automatically (if you cannot scan the barcode, you can manually enter the barcode number by tapping on Type Barcode at the bottom of the screen).

Once the barcode has been scanned, and the food is found in our database, users will be directed to the food listing where they can enter the serving size and add the food to the Diary.

No Match? No Problem

The magic of the Barcode Scanner really begins when a barcode can’t be matched to a food in our database. If you scan a barcode and nothing registers, don’t stress as Cronometer always has you covered with the ability to quickly create a Custom Food.

After an unsuccessful barcode scan tap ‘Create New’ on the prompt. Next, take photos of the nutrition label and front of the packaging. Cronometer will wave it’s magic wand and automatically populate the nutrition information, you’ll just need to fill in a few additional details.

Just like that, you have a new Custom Food which can be added to your Diary right away. To learn more about Custom Foods visit our User Manual.

NEW & IMPROVED AUTOFILL

We’ve recently improved this process with better autofill technology and added support to read international nutrition labels.

Submitting for Review

While your new Custom Food can be added to your Diary right away, you’ll also have the option to submit it to our curation team for review so it can be uploaded to the Cronometer Database (CRDB).

Once our curation team has reviewed the new food, it will be added to our public Cronometer Database. We take this extra step to ensure the food you search for on Cronometer is as accurate as possible. The more new foods our users scan, the bigger our database becomes, while still remaining accurate.

And that’s it! With Cronometer’s Barcode Scanner, tracking your nutrition has never been simpler. Whether you find what you need in our extensive database or create a new Custom Food, the process is designed to be quick and easy, helping you stay focused on your health goals without the hassle.

So next time you’re logging a meal, just scan and go—Cronometer will handle the rest. Happy tracking!

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New & Improved: The Latest Cronometer Updates

Eliisa — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 19:33:49 +0000

Whatever the reason you’re using Cronometer, we want to make your experience with our app as seamless as possible. So whether you’re looking to lose weight, track your macros or micros, time your intermittent fasts, or ensure you’re in ketosis, download the latest version of the app to make sure you have access to these new and improved features.

If you have a suggestion on how we can continue to improve the app in future Cronometer updates, please submit your feedback here.

AUGUST 20, 2024

4.27.1

Introducing Water Tracking: Yes, it is here! Water Tracking is available now to all users. You can easily log and monitor your daily water intake right alongside your meals and nutrients with the Water Tracking Diary widget. For more info on how to track your water visit the blog here.

July 24, 2024

Celebrating 10 Million Users! We’ve just surpassed an incredible milestone and can proudly say we now have over 10 million users! It’s hard to believe how far we’ve come over the years and truly couldn’t have done it without the support of each and every one of our users. So for that, we thank you.

As a token of our appreciation, free users have access to a limited-time, web-only discount and all existing Gold users will be entered into a draw to win 10 years worth of Gold, on us.

July 16, 2024

Auto-Fill Improvements: We’ve improved the process of adding foods if the barcode scanner can’t match your item to a food in our database. Users will notice an improved experience with the app auto-filling the nutrition label details, which will now auto-fill the food name and serving size as well as the nutrient details. Users can also scan international nutrition labels!

July 5, 2024

4.25.1

Garmin Activity Improvements: We improved how daily activity is imported from your Garmin device to increase your data’s accuracy. The Garmin ‘Daily Activity’ entry in your Cronometer diary now includes sedentary to light movement calories from your Garmin resting calorie circle!

The calculation now looks like this: Daily Activity = Garmin total calories burned – Garmin calories burned from individual exercises – BMR (as it’s already accounted for in Cronometer).

July 4, 2024

4.25.0

Improvements To Macro Target Settings: We’ve made some improvements to how you can set your macronutrient targets. Head to More > Targets > Macronutrient Targets to view a new interface and have the ability to set percentage-based ratios.
Target Scheduler Now Named Macro Scheduler: We’ve changed the name of our Gold feature, previously called the Target Scheduler to Macro Scheduler. We believe that this name is a better reflection of its functionality.

June 1, 2024

For the month of June we have unlocked Men’s Health Nutrition Scores in celebration of Men’s Health Month at Cronometer. Normally the Nutrition Scores are only available to our Gold subscribers, but for the month of June, we are releasing this one score to all of our male users, free of charge. Visit this blog to learn more about the Nutrition Score.

May 15, 2024

4.23.0

Added Support For Volumetric Serving Sizes: Users can now add serving sizes that are weight (g) or volume (mL) based in Custom Foods and Recipes.

MAY 6, 2024

4.22.1

Diary Groups for All Users: Diary Groups are now available to all users. When adding food to the Diary, users can label their entries by categories to keep their entries organized. To learn more visit our User Manual here.

MAY 1, 2024

4.22.0

Unlocked Women’s Health Nutrition Scores: In celebration of Women’s Health Month at Cronometer, all female users will have access to our Women’s Health Nutrition Score. Normally the Nutrition Scores are only available to our Gold subscribers, but for the month of May, we are releasing this one score to all of our female users, free of charge. Visit this blog to learn more about the Nutrition Score.

April 26, 2024

4.22.0

Introducing Refer a Friend: Users can now Refer a Friend to Cronometer Gold from within the app. By referring a friend, you give them $5 off Gold and you earn money when they upgrade! Head to More > Referrals and enter their email address to start the process. To learn more about how to Refer a Friend visit our web or mobile User Manuals.
Fitbit Integration Update: Users with a Fitbit integrated will now have access to more data on Cronometer. New data metrics include: breathing rate per minute, HRV, VO2 max, blood oxygen saturation, skin temperature and core temperature. To learn more about our Fitbit integration visit our Fitbit blog.

March 21, 2024

4.20.0

Apple Health Sleep Data: User with Apple Health integrated can now toggle on ‘Import Sleep’ in settings, to learn how to do this visit our manual here. There are various ways you can leverage your sleep data to gain insights into your health which we dive into on our Sleep Data Blog. To learn more about the Apple Health integration visit this blog.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed a bug causing incorrect values when users create or edit custom meals.
- Connectivity issues & bugs with Health Connect have been resolved.
- Added Fitbit Sleep Visualization support.

March 8, 2024

Web Version Only

Instacart Web Integration: On the web version of Cronometer, we have introduced an integration with Instacart. This integration allows users to seamlessly order the ingredients in your Custom Meals and Recipes directly to their doorstep. To utilize this feature go to Foods > Custom Meals and click on a meal or create a new one. Once you have selected your meal, on the top right will be an ‘Order via Instacart’ button which will redirect you to Instacart to set up your order.

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

App Version 4.19.0

Renamed Home to Discover: On the mobile app we have renamed the ‘Home’ tab to ‘Discover’ to better reflect the contents of the tab. The Discover tab will function the same as before.
iOS Design Changes: We have made some simple design changes on the iOS app to better complement the native iOS experience.
Bug Fixes:
- Bug fixed causing back button to exit the app.
- Users were unable to adjust an adjusted recipe. That issue has now been resolved.

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

App Version 4.18.0

Introduced Sleep Cycle Insights: Users with integrated devices can now analyze their sleep data from their Dashboard, Charts and Diary. Tap into the Sleep Breakdown to view your last nights Sleep Duration, Stages, Sleep Score and Recovery Score. To learn more about sleep data visit our blog How to Leverage Your Sleep Data.
Option to Always Explode Custom Meal and Recipes: Now users have the option to have Custom Meals and Recipes always explode when they are added to the Diary. This feature creates Custom Meals and Recipes as individual food entries which allows users to adjust measurements or delete specific items altogether. Making changes to items after you’ve exploded a Custom Meal or Recipe will not alter the item itself.
Health Connect Integration: As of February 9, 2024 all Android users will have the ability to connect their Cronometer account to Health Connect, a new Google app allowing you to share your health data across several platforms. Health Connect will act as a replacement integration for Samsung Health and Google Fit. To learn visit our blog Device Integration: Samsung Health.

December 19, 2023

App Version 4.16.0

Introduced a new social sharing feature: Users can now share their Streaks and Diary on social media, via text or email straight from the Cronometer app. Tap the from your Streaks widget on your Dashboard or from your Diary, tap ⋮ > Share Diary Widgets > Select the sections you want to share and tap Next.
Improved water data for branded items: Select food and beverage entries will now have inferred water values to better reflect its water content. Water content for many branded items is not listed on the nutrition label, so in the past it may have not been accounted for. In this latest update, we will be using AI to estimate this value. Users may notice a magic wand icon and a label on the entry indicating that the water content for that item has been estimated.

December 5, 2023

App Version 4.15.0

New Lock Screen widget on IOS is now available: Users on Apple mobile devices can now add a Cronometer widget to their lock screens (Instructions on how to add widgets).
IOS home screen widget bug fixes.

November 23, 2023

Added new imported metrics for WHOOP devices. Users can now import Sleep Score as a biometric into their Cronometer Diary and leverage it in any Chart.
Added new imported metrics for OURA devices. Users can now import their Sleep Score as a biometric into their Cronometer Diary and leverage it in any Chart.
Added new imported metrics for Garmin devices. Users can now import Sleep Score and Body Battery (Recovery) biometrics into their Cronometer Diary and leverage it in any Chart.
Added new imported metrics for Withings devices. Users can now import Sleep Score biometrics into their Cronometer Diary and leverage it in any Chart.
Added new imported metrics for Polar devices. Users can now import Sleep (including stages, excluding the awake stage) along with Sleep Score biometrics and leverage it in any Chart.

OCTOber 25, 2023

Introduced Cycle Tracking, powered by ŌURA. Our female users can now import and leverage their Cycle Insights data from ŌURA. We’ve introduced a new Dashboard widget, a Diary view and a Chart overlay to better understand the impacts of their menstrual cycle. Read more details.

OCTOber 17, 2023

App Version 4.12.0

‘Settings’ renamed to ‘More’. Users may notice that what was previously the ‘Settings’ tab is now named ‘More’ for a more accurate representation of the contents of that page.
Water tracking in beta. To a small percentage of users, we’ve released our first iteration of a new water tracking feature, making tracking your water intake a simple one-tap step. If you have access to this feature, we’d love to hear your feedback. Send us an email and let us know what you think.

September 7, 2023

App Version 4.11.1

+ menu on mobile now configurable. Users now have the ability to customize the + menu on the mobile app. Long press on an icon to edit the menu. Arrange or delete the icons to suit your needs!
Long tap on food name to copy text. Users can now long tap on the title of a specific food item to copy the name and paste into any text field. This can be handy if you want to send the name of a food to your friends in a text or search for it in a web browser.
Added an Energy Level biometric. Users will now find Energy Level amongst the list of biometrics they can track. Select a number to record how your energy is feeling each day or throughout the day.

august 24, 2023

App Version 4.10.0

Snapshots now available on mobile. Users now have the ability to upload photos on the mobile app. This functionality has existed on the web app for some time, and is now available on mobile. Keep track of your progress by adding a Snapshot from the home Home tab, then tap to Snapshots at the top.

august 1, 2023

App Version 4.9.0

Introduced functionality to schedule items on repeat. Gold users will now be able to schedule foods, meals and recipes to repeat, making logging daily items much faster.
Introduced a simplified version of recipes (Custom Meals). All users will now have access to create a Custom Meal, which is a simplified version of a Custom Recipe. Meals do not have any serving sizes or advanced features so are best used for combining foods, beverages and supplements that you consume on a regular basis. For example, create a Custom Meal for your ‘weekday breakfast’ which includes two coffees, cream, sugar, a bagel and cream cheese.

juLY 18, 2023

App Version 4.8.0

Added new edit functionality to Custom Charts. Gold users will now be able to edit the left and right Y axis variables from within the chart details. This means that users will no longer need to create a new chart to view impact for every nutrient, biometric or nutrition score. For example, if you have a Custom Chart tracking your heart rate and sodium intake, you can tap on the > icon in the top right of that chart and change the sodium variable to calcium, potassium or magnesium to easily see if there is a correlation with other minerals (video below).
Moved ‘Mark Day As Complete’ function on mobile. We’ve made it a bit easier to mark your day as complete in the mobile app by adding a checkmark to the left side of the ⋮ menu in the top right corner of your Diary screen.
Added the ability to ‘Sort All Entries By Time’. We’ve added the ability for Gold users to sort their diary entries by time. This will organize your diary entries in chronological order based on the timestamp. Tap the ⋮ menu in the top right corner and click on ‘Sort All Entries by Time’.
Changed logic for nutrition label type. When adding a Custom Food (manually or via the Barcode Scanner) we’ll now show you your most recently used label type or the 2016 American nutrition label as the default.

june 28, 2023

Web Version Only

Added data import functionality for MyPlate users. We’ve added some functionality to the web app to help prior MyPlate users make the switch to an alternative nutrition tracking app. MyPlate users can now import their MyPlate data directly into a Cronometer account.

june 22, 2023

App Version 4.6.4

Added new imported metrics for Oura users. We’ve updated our Oura integration to introduce support for a few new metrics. Users can now import their readiness score, body temperature variation, respiration rate during sleep, heart rate variability during sleep and all-day heart rate data. Once users are on the latest version of the app, Oura users will need to re-authorize their integration in order to start importing these new metrics.
Added new imported metrics for Withings users. We’ve updated our Withings integration to introduce support for two new metrics. Users can now import oxygen saturation and VO2 max data into their Cronometer Diary.
iOS bug fixes. We’ve refactored the code behind our Apple Watch app and made some updates to fix a bug with our home screen widget.

june 14, 2023

App Version 4.6.3

Added new imported metrics for Withings users. We’ve updated our Withings integration to introduce support for two new metrics. Users can now import oxygen saturation and VO2 max data into their Cronometer Diary.

may 29, 2023

App Version 4.6.2

Show a chart on your dashboard. On both web and mobile now, there is functionality that allows you to save a chart to your dashboard. From the Charts page, scroll down to a chart, and click on the three dot icon and click ‘Show on Dashboard’. That chart will now appear on the Dashboard landing page.
Now importing sleep stages for Fitbit users. Any users currently importing sleep from a Fitbit device will now notice that time data regarding light, deep and REM sleep stages will appear in the diary entry.
Now importing sleep stages for Withings users. Any users currently importing sleep from a Withings device will now notice that time data regarding light and deep sleep stages will appear in the diary entry.

may 19, 2023

App Version 4.6.0

Added new imported metrics for Garmin users. We’ve updated our Garmin integration to introduce support for a few new metrics. Users can now import blood pressure, heart rate variability, oxygen saturation and respiration rate. HRV, SpO2 and respiration rate are being imported as a time series, so you can click on the entry in your Diary to view a chart of how the metric has been changing over the day.

april 27, 2023

App Version 4.5.0

Improvements to custom recipe serving sizes. Both the web and mobile apps have seen some simplification to how serving sizes are selected when creating a Custom Recipe. Users can continue using all previous Custom Recipe functionality by selecting the ‘Advanced Servings Sizes’ option.
Improved the Recipe Importer algorithm. We’ve retrained our algorithm for the Recipe Importer so some Gold users may notice a better success rate matching ingredients when importing a recipe.
Bug fixes.

april 11, 2023

App Version 4.4.0

Improvements to the fasting feature! Both the web and mobile apps have seen some big user interface changes to our fasting feature including the ability to schedule recurring fasts and options to have it show on the Diary screen and/or the Dashboard. Find more information here.
Pickleball added to the exercise database. Pickleball athletes can now choose the sport directly from our exercise database. Find it in the team sports category.

MARCH 7, 2023

App Version 4.3.0

Bulk delete data! Users can now choose to delete their food, exercise, biometric, fast and note data in bulk for a specific date range. Navigate to settings > account > account data and select Bulk Delete Diary Data.
Improvements to the foods page. We’ve made some UI changes to the Foods page which simplifies the experience of creating, searching for and logging custom foods and recipes. Also our entire food database can now be searched from the Foods tab.
Show a chart on your dashboard. On the mobile app, there is now functionality that allows you to save a chart to your dashboard. From the Home tab, click Charts, scroll down to a chart, and tap on the arrow in the top corner. Scroll down and toggle on ‘Show on Dashboard’.
Added undo prompt upon deleting an entry. In case the swipe to delete action was done by mistake, users will now see a green ‘undo’ option after they’ve deleted a food, exercise or biometric entry on the diary.

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

App Version 4.2.2

Now integrating with WHOOP! Users can now sync exercise and health metrics from WHOOP into their Cronometer account.

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

App Version 4.2.0

Introducing a streak widget! We’ve introduced a new streak feature showing users their current streak, longest streak and all-time stats. Users can find this new widget on the Dashboard on web or the Home screen of the mobile app.
Bug fixes & design updates.

January 25, 2023

App Version 4.2.0

Timestamps now included on nutrient charts! Gold users will now be able to see a more detailed breakdown of their timestamped data on any nutrient chart. This will come in handy for those who are taking advantage of our Dexcom integration, allowing them to plot nutrients against their blood glucose data with timing down to the minute!
Upgrades to software packages.

January 11, 2023

App Version 4.1.0

Better, more accurate data! Users will now have access to more nutrition data for branded products with our new better alternative data solution. We will now automatically complete nutrient profiles for many branded foods with lab-analyzed data where applicable. You’ll see a message on the nutrient summary of the foods which have been filled with additional data.
Bug fixes & design updates.

November 14, 2022

App Version 4.0.0

Introducing our new look! We’ve changed our logo and given both the mobile and web apps a facelift. Find more details about our new look here.
Introducing a dashboard area: there is a new dashboard page on both the mobile and the web app. For the initial launch, users will be able to choose to show their energy history, their fasting history and/or their weight change chart. The dashboard will also show relevant news and updates, is fully customizable and we plan to add more dashboard functionality in the near future. Visit our user manual for detailed instructions on web and on mobile.
Diary group subtotals on web: gold users will now notice that they have diary group subtotals on the web app. Choose to show your macronutrients, calories or to match what you’ve chosen to show in the summary column.

June 13, 2022

App Version 3.22.0

New Integration With Suunto: you can now sync your Suunto device to import exercise and daily active energy directly into your Cronometer account.
New Way To Edit Recipes: you can now edit a Custom Recipe directly from your diary screen! Edit serving sizes and add/remove ingredients without leaving your diary.

Swipe right on the Recipe entry

Click 'adjust recipe'

Edit the Recipe ingredients, serving sizes etc.

Suunto integration: your exercise and active energy readings will automatically sync to your diary.

June 1, 2022

Introduced An Apple Watch App: we’ve introduced an apple watch app where you can scroll through a snapshot of your energy intake, remaining energy, highlighted targets, nutrition scores (for gold users) and more right from the comfort of your own wrist.
Added New Biometrics: we have added a few new biometrics available to all users such as neck size, thigh size, bust size, calf size, upper arm size, forearm size, wrist size, hemoglobin, hematocrit and heart rate variability.
Men’s Health Nutrition Score Available To All Free Users: in order to celebrate Men’s Health Month, we have made a men’s health Nutrition Score available to all free users for the month of June.

Our new apple watch app!

Swipe left on the diary header to see your Nutrition Scores.

Main screen on our new apple watch app.

May 13, 2022

App Version 3.21.0

Introduced A Newsfeed: we’ve introduced a newsfeed area into the app where users can find information on recent app updates, tips & tricks, nutrition info & more.
Improvements To Imported Biometrics & Charts: we have added a new feature to our charts that gives users the ability to click on a heart rate or blood glucose reading in their diary to view continuous readings along with a detailed breakdown of that biometric over time.

Click on the biometric entry to see more details.

See your biometric data as a series over time.

Click the button in the top right to access your newsfeed.

April 27, 2022

App Version 3.20.1

Women’s & Men’s Health Nutrition Score: Gold subscribers can now take advantage of two new nutrition scores focused on women’s & men’s health!
Privacy Policy & Terms Of Use Updates: we’ve updated our privacy policy and terms of use.

April 7, 2022

App Version 3.20.0

Plant Based Nutrition Score: Gold subscribers can now take advantage of a new plant-based diet nutrition score.
Keto Nutrition Score: now includes suggestions for how users can improve their score.
Date Format & Calendar Updates: our date formatting has been updated and our calendar view now clearly indicates which days you have logged food, exercise and biometrics.

In your settings, select the new plant-based nutrition score.

The plant-based nutrition score breakdown.

The new, updated calendar view!

The ketogenic nutrition score.

The ketogenic nutrition score

march 17, 2022

App Version 3.19.0

Optimizing Active Energy Import: to ensure you’re not double counting calories burned, you can choose to replace your activity level energy with imported activity as it imports throughout the day.
iOS Quick Actions: in addition to iOS home screen widgets, we’ve now added iOS quick actions! Long tap on the Cronometer app icon in your home screen to access shortcuts for adding a food, scanning a barcode.
Settings Page Redesign: the Settings page in the app has gotten a revamp. Settings are now easier to find and are searchable.
Food Search Improvements: you now have some new options to fine-tune your food searches.

The settings page has been redesigned.

Search for settings in the search bar.

An example of an Active Energy Balance import.

Introducing iOS quick actions!

january 28, 2022

App Version 3.17.0

Home Screen Widget on Android: Android users can now see a glimpse of their nutrition stats from their homepage! Learn how to set them up.
Changes to the Barcode Scanner: we’ve made a couple design changes and you can now scan from any angle or manually enter the code if a scan fails.
Changes to How Blood Pressure is Imported: we are now importing Blood pressure as a single metric from Google fit, Samsung Health & Apple Health.

Android home screen widgets are now available!

Design & functionality changes to the barcode scanner. Scan from any angle!

january 17, 2022

App Version 3.16.0

Changes to the Recipe Importer: you can now manually enter or copy/paste recipe ingredients into the Recipe Importer instead of the classic URL import.
Design Changes: we’ve made some general updates to the user interface (UI) to keep things fresh!
My Foods & My Recipes Page Update: we’ve made a few tweaks to the Foods page. If you don’t have any Custom Recipes or Custom Foods loaded into your account, we’ve made it easier to create them straight from this page.

december 8, 2021

App Version 3.14.0

Introduced Categories for Biometrics: we’ve improved the user experience for adding biometrics to your diary. The ‘Add Biometric’ menu has gotten a face lift and now includes categories to simplify the process. We’ve also added a few new biometrics; blood pressure as a single metric, bicep size, chest size, V02 max, Bristol Stool Scale, C-reactive protein, & Hemoglobin A1C.

You'll see a few changes to the quick add menu, with new icons.

We've added categories for biometrics to make them easier to find.

You can now choose from several different categories.

Find and select your biometric quickly with a new UI.

October 28, 2021

App Version 3.12.0

Released Target Scheduler: the all-new Target Scheduler functionality allows you to set custom macro targets for specific days of the week.
Fixed Barcode Scanner Issues: some users were running into issues using our bar code scanner. This has now been fixed!
Released Integration with BIA Measurements via the Samsung Galaxy Watch: Your body composition measurements from your Samsung Galaxy Watch can now be fed into your Cronometer account.

Create templates and set a custom macro targets for each week day.

Find target scheduler in your settings!

Easily edit today's macro targets.

Target scheduler allows you to set custom macro target for each day of the week.

October 5, 2021

App Version 3.11.0

Released Recipe Importer on Android and iOS: the new Recipe Importer functionality is now available on the mobile app!
Home Screen Widget on iOS: iPhone users can now see a glimpse of their nutrition stats from their homepage!
Updates to the Mobile Food Search Interface: Searching for food items on your mobile just got easier with filters for specific food databases, sort by options, multi-add and swipe to delete recent food items.
Updates to the Mobile Foods Page: You now have a way to search your custom recipes and your custom foods from the Foods section of the app.
Final Weight of a Custom Recipe: Weighing in your meals and something doesn’t add up? You can now edit the final weight of your custom recipe.

Click 'Import Recipe From URL' to use the Recipe Importer

Paste a URL from any recipe site into the Recipe Importer to make food logging so much easier!

iOS Home Screen Widgets now available!

Improvements to the Food Search page

Improvements to the foods page.

You can now edit the final weight of a recipe.

September 8, 2021

App Version 3.10.3

Keto Nutrition Score: for all of you keto dieters, we’ve introduced a Keto Nutrition Score, available to all gold subscribers. This new feature gives users an overall score on how their diet is meeting their keto nutrition goals.
Oxalate Tracking: free and gold users can now track Oxalate as a nutrient within the app. Learn how to turn this on in your settings and why you might want to track Oxalate in our blog post here.

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Our Men’s Health Nutrition Score

Emily Wright — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 16:04:25 +0000

Nutrition Score Focuses on Men's Health

Available Free To Male Users For The Month Of June

It’s no surprise that males and females are quite different in many ways but they both require a unique set of macro and micronutrient targets in order to be their healthiest selves. So, in celebration of Men’s Health Month in June, we are releasing our Men’s Health Nutrition Score to all users for the month of June!

Normally our Nutrition Scores are only available to our Gold Subscribers, but for the month of June, we are releasing this one score to all of our male users, free of charge.

What Is A Nutrition Score?

Our Nutrition Score feature bundles specific macro and micronutrients together and gives users a percentage value for how they are hitting their targets. We have Nutrition Scores for all targets, electrolytes, bone health, immune support, metabolism support, antioxidants, keto & more!

What Goes Into The Men's Health Nutrition Score?

Our men’s health Nutrition Score includes the nutrients that males are typically lacking such as protein, fiber, vitamin A, vitamin D, magnesium and calcium. The Nutrition Score will give you a percentage for how well you’re hitting your targets for these nutrients. In order to score 100%, you’ll need to reach your recommended daily intake of all of these nutrients. Going over the recommended daily intake will also affect your score.

Why Is This Important?

Protein
Men generally have higher protein needs due to larger lean body mass and tend to prioritize protein intake over any other macro or micronutrient. Studies show that eating healthy sources of protein can lower the risk of several diseases and premature death (10).

Fiber

A high fiber diet has been linked to a reduced risk of heart disease, diabetes, diverticular disease, and constipation (1). Fiber helps regulate the body’s use of sugars, helping to keep hunger and blood sugar in check, hence why it’s touted to help with weight management and digestive health.

Calcium
99% of the body’s calcium is stored in the bones and if one does not eat enough calcium-containing foods, the body will remove calcium from bones (4). Keep your bones in tip-top shape by keeping an eye on your calcium intake.

Vitamin A
Men typically lack vitamin A in their diet, which is needed to be able to see at night. It also helps with immune function. In some studies, higher intakes of vitamin A can be linked to lower risk of lung cancer but that result has yet to be replicated by supplementation. So it’s best to try and get your vitamin A intake through food.

Magnesium
This mineral plays an important role in assisting enzymes to carry out various chemical reactions in the body such as building proteins and strong bones, and regulating blood sugar, blood pressure, and muscle and nerve functions. Magnesium is also required for energy production (7). Men typically lack magnesium in their diets so keep your body thriving with adequate magnesium intake.

Vitamin D
Together with calcium, vitamin D helps protect you from developing osteoporosis. Vitamin D also is required for muscle function, immune and nerve function (8). Dietary intake is not the only source of vitamin D. We can make vitamin D in our skin through exposure to sunlight. Vitamin D from foods and supplements is more important for those with dark skin, or little exposure to sunlight, such as those who live in cloudy or northern climates.

Where Can I Find This Nutrition Score?

If you’re a free user you won’t have to do anything to see this score as we’ll automatically provide you with it for the month of June. Make sure you’re on the latest version of the mobile app and swipe three times on the header bar on your Diary screen. You’ll see the men’s health Nutrition Score automatically pop up under the all targets Nutrition Score. On the web app, it’ll show up in the Nutrient Targets section on your diary page beside the all targets Nutrition Score.

For Gold users, on the web application navigate to your More > Display Settings and select the men’s health Nutrition Score as one of your eight choices. On the mobile app, go to More > Targets and then Nutrition Scores. Watch a video tutorial on YouTube.

An Additional Note On Gender Specific Nutrition Scores

First of all, we’d like to acknowledge the limitations of current practices in the medical and nutrition industries when it comes to inclusivity of trans and non-binary people. Currently, due to a lack of scientific research available to account for other options, Cronometer nutrient target calculations are sex-based, which forces you to choose a sex in order to accurately calculate settings within the app. We know that’s not ideal for some of our users, and as the research becomes available, we hope to better serve our community of transgender and non-binary individuals. Based off of the existing research, we have compiled a few nutrition considerations for the transgender population into a blog.

We understand that the release of these Nutrition Scores may be triggering for some individuals, and if this applies to you, we ask that you reach out to us. We will gladly offer a solution so you will no longer see these Nutrition Scores on your diary page.

In the months and years to come, all of us at Cronometer hope to improve how our app serves all members of our community.

Go For Gold

Log food ad-free and gain access to premium features like our Men’s Health Nutrition Score beyond the month of June by upgrading to Cronometer Gold. Click here to get started.

Resources

1. The Nutrition Source, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Link

2. Dietary fibre intake and risk of breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies, National Library of Medicine. Link

3. What Women Need To Know, Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation. Link

4. The Nutrition Source, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Link

5. National Library of Medicine. Link

6. The Nutrition Source, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Link

7. National Institutes of Health. Link

8. National Institutes of Health. Link

9. The Nutrition Source, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Link

10. The Nutrition Source, Harvad T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Link

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How To: Use Cronometer’s Biometrics

Eliisa — Thu, 16 May 2024 21:36:18 +0000

Using Cronometer's Biometrics

Our biometrics are extremely handy for keeping track of important health metrics. Consistently logging biometrics like weight or heart rate will give you a better idea of health over time and can help identify trends and correlations with your diet.

Read on to find out what biometrics are and how you can leverage them.

What Are Biometrics?

As the name suggests, biometrics refer to any health metric that you’d want to keep track of.

Our database of biometrics include but aren’t limited to:

Weight
Body fat
Heart rate
Blood pressure
Blood glucose
Lab tests like LDL and HDL cholesterol
Energy level
Mood
Sleep
Stool

How To Log A Biometric

Logging a biometric is just like logging a food.

On mobile, tap the + button > Add Biometric.

On web, click Diary > + Biometric.

You can then type to search or browse the entries. Once the biometric is selected, you can change the values, the group and Gold users can add a Timestamp. Tap ‘Add To Diary’ and voila!

Sync A Device To Automate Logging

You can automate the process of logging biometrics by syncing your Cronometer account with one of our supported apps and devices. This will seamlessly import metrics like heart rate, sleep and more directly into your Diary, saving you the hassle!

How To Leverage Your Biometric Data

If you’re logging biometrics into your Diary, don’t just let them sit there! Take a look at how they change over time with Charts.

Cronometer Basic (free) users will have access to a single biometric chart, which defaults to weight but can be changed to any biometric that you track. This will help you identify any trends in your weight, heart rate or sleep over time.

On mobile, tap Discover > Charts. Tap on the weight chart and change the selected metric as needed.

On web, click Trends > Charts and use the drop down menu to change the metric.

Go For Gold

Upgrading to Cronometer Gold gives you the ability to create Custom Biometrics, so you can track a limitless amount of personalized health markers. Our database of biometrics is fairly extensive, but a lot of times you’ll need something more specific to your needs.

Start tracking your allergy symptoms, headaches, gas, lab tests and more to help dive deeper into your health.

Cronometer Gold users also have access to Custom Charts, which allows you to plot your biometrics against any nutrient, helping to identify if your nutrition is contributing to your health marker.

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Device Integration: Sync Your Fitbit

admin — Wed, 08 May 2024 17:33:51 +0000

NEW: MORE METRICS NOW AVAILABLE

On the latest version of Cronometer, you can now import heart rate variability, V02 Max, respiration rate and temperature. Re-authorize your integration to start importing these metrics into Cronometer.

Many of our users know that we’ve been supporting a Fitbit integration for a long time now – almost a decade!

It’s our most popular device integration and we couldn’t be happier to sync Fitbit data into our app so users can dive deeper into their health.

How Our Fitbit Integration Works

Sync your Fitbit data with your Cronometer account by navigating to the ‘More’ section of the app. On mobile, tap More > Connect Apps & Devices > Devices.

On the web version click More > Devices. Select Fitbit from the list of available devices, select which metrics you’d like to sync into Cronometer and follow the prompts to link with your Fitbit account.

Once connected, the app will automatically pull the data into your Diary. You can use the ‘Force Sync’ feature to import data from prior days.

You’ll be able to import the following metrics from Fitbit:

Respiration Rate – new!
Heart Rate Variability (HRV) – new!
VO2 Max – new!
Blood Oxygen Saturation (SpO2) – new!
Skin Temperature – new!
Core Temperature – new!
Sleep Stage
Weight
Heart Rate
Body Fat
Daily Activity & Workouts

Leveraging Your Fitbit Data

Once you have data importing from your Fitbit account, don’t just let it sit around on your Diary screen!

Cronometer Gold subscribers have access to Custom Charts, which will allow you to chart your Fitbit metrics against nutrient intake. For example, you could see how magnesium intake affects your sleep or how sodium intake might affect your heart rate. For some more Custom Chart inspiration, check out this blog.

More About Fitbit

Fitbit, now part of Google, offers one of the most affordable and versatile fitness trackers on the market. Their product line up includes fitness trackers, smart watches and a smart scale.

For more information or to browse products, visit their website.

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How To: Use Diary Groups

Eliisa — Mon, 06 May 2024 23:35:54 +0000

Using Cronometer's Diary Groups

NEW: DIARY GROUPS NOW AVAILABLE FOR BASIC USERS

Previously only available to Gold subscribers, our Diary Groups feature is now available to all Cronometer users.

Is this breakfast? Lunch? Or dinner?⁠
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With Diary Groups you get to organize your diary into different meals and because we are oh-so customizable you can name them whatever you want!⁠
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So, maybe it’s Brekkie or First Meal O’The Day or something else completely unrelated to meals and you organize by types of food! The possibilities are only limited by your imagination (…okay, and character count).⁠
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What else can you do with Diary Groups? Glad you asked! You can also copy and paste, show a nutrition summer, create a Custom Recipe or delete all available by swiping right on the Diary Group header!⁠

How To Use Them:

Turning On & Labeling Diary Groups

Use this feature to help organize your diary entries into custom categories.

To turn on Diary Groups and manage your preferences, go to More > Display > Diary Settings. Toggle on ‘Show Groups’.

Scroll down and expand ‘Diary Groups’ and enter the label you’d like to have for each group.

Adding Foods To A Diary Group

To add a food to a specific Diary Group, select the group, then add a food. The group selection will automatically be changed for you.

You can also quick add food, exercise, biometrics and more from the Diary Group by tapping the + icon on mobile or right clicking on the web app.

You can also change the group from the ‘Group’ drop down in the food entry before adding it to your Diary.

The first group will always be the default but you can drag and drop any item into a different group if needed.

Using Diary Group Headings

On mobile, swipe right on a Diary Group and tap ⋮ to access more options like copy and paste, create recipe from group and to show a nutrition summary for the entire group.

On web, click on the Diary Group and right click to access more options.

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Our Women’s Health Nutrition Score

Emily Wright — Wed, 01 May 2024 21:25:36 +0000

Nutrition Score Focuses on Women's Health

Available Free To Female Users For The Month Of May

Here at Cronometer, we’re big supporters of the fact that women are not small men! Females require a unique set of macro and micronutrient targets in order to be their healthiest selves.

So, in celebration of National Women’s Health Week, we’re giving all of our female users access to our women’s health Nutrition Score! Normally our Nutrition Scores are only available to our Gold subscribers, but for the month of May, we are releasing this one score to all of our female users, free of charge.

What Is A Nutrition Score?

What Goes Into The Women's Health Nutrition Score?

Our women’s health Nutrition Score includes the nutrients that females are typically lacking such as iron, magnesium, calcium, vitamin D and fiber. The Nutrition Score will give you a percentage on how well you’re hitting your targets for these nutrients. In order to score 100%, you’ll need to reach your recommended daily intake of all of these nutrients. Going over the recommended daily intake will also affect your score.

Why Is This Important?

Calcium
Females are more susceptible than men to osteoporosis (3). Out of the estimated 10 million Americans with osteoporosis, 80% of them are women, meaning their calcium intake should be top of mind. 99% of the body’s calcium is stored in the bones and if one does not eat enough calcium-containing foods, the body will remove calcium from bones (4). Keep your bones in tip-top shape by keeping an eye on your calcium intake.

Iron
Women need significantly more iron than their male counterparts, mostly due to blood loss during menstruation. After menopause though, the recommended intake decreases from 18mg to 8mg per day. Iron is a mineral that the body needs for growth and development and carries oxygen from your lungs to other parts of the body. Iron is also useful to make some hormones. Iron deficiency or anemia, is the most common nutritional deficiency worldwide (6) so to counteract the odds, make sure you’re getting enough iron in your diet.

Magnesium
This mineral plays an important role in assisting enzymes to carry out various chemical reactions in the body such as building proteins and strong bones, and regulating blood sugar, blood pressure, and muscle and nerve functions. Magnesium is also required for energy production (7). Women typically lack magnesium in their diets so keep your body thriving with adequate magnesium intake.

Vitamin D
Together with calcium, vitamin D helps protect you from developing osteoporosis. Vitamin D also is required for muscle function, immune and nerve function (8). We can make vitamin D in our skin through exposure to sunlight. Vitamin D from foods and supplements is more important for those with dark skin, or little exposure to sunlight, such as those who live in cloudy or northern climates.

Fiber
A high fiber diet has been linked to a reduced risk of heart disease, diabetes, diverticular disease, constipation (1) and even breast cancer (2). Fiber helps regulate the body’s use of sugars, helping to keep hunger and blood sugar in check, hence why it’s touted to help with weight management and digestive health. Fiber needs for women decrease once you’re over the age of 50.

Where Can I Find This Nutrition Score?

If you’re a free user you won’t have to do anything to see this score as we’ll automatically provide you with it for the month of May. Make sure you’re on the latest version of the mobile app and swipe three times on the header bar on your diary screen. You’ll see the women’s health Nutrition Score automatically pop up under the all targets Nutrition Score. On the web app, it’ll show up in the Nutrient Targets section on your diary page beside the all targets Nutrition Score.

For Gold users, on the web application navigate to your More > Display Settings > Select the women’s health Nutrition Score as one of your eight choices. On the mobile app, go to settings, targets and then Nutrition Scores.

An Additional Note On Gender Specific Nutrition Scores

We understand that the release of these Nutrition Scores in your diary may be triggering for some individuals, and if this applies to you, we ask that you reach out to us. We will gladly offer a solution so you will no longer see these Nutrition Scores on your diary page.

In the months and years to come, all of us at Cronometer hope to improve how our app serves all members of our community.

Go For Gold

Log food ad-free and gain access to premium features like our Women’s Health Nutrition Score beyond the month of May by upgrading to Cronometer Gold. Click here to get started.

Resources

1. The Nutrition Source, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Link
2. Dietary fibre intake and risk of breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies, National Library of Medicine. Link
3. What Women Need To Know, Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation. Link
4. The Nutrition Source, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Link
5. National Library of Medicine. Link
6. The Nutrition Source, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Link
7. National Institutes of Health. Link
8. National Institutes of Health. Link

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Device Integration: Apple Health

Emily Wright — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 20:06:02 +0000

NOW IMPORTING SLEEP METRICS

Cronometer users who have Apple Health connected will now be able to import sleep data into their accounts. From the Cronometer app on your iPhone, head to More > Connect Apps & Devices > Apple Health and toggle on ‘Import Sleep’ to get started!

Click here to learn how to make the most of your imported sleep metrics.

Integrating Apple Health with Cronometer

Data is super important when it comes to nailing your health and wellness goals. With the integration of Cronometer and Apple Health, users have a tool at their disposal to track their nutrition and exercise in one seamless experience. This combo is all about helping you make smart choices for your health and fitness by bringing together your exercise info and biometrics right into your Cronometer account.

HOT TIP!

If you have a wearable device that doesn’t directly sync with Cronometer, try connecting that device to Apple Health and then syncing Apple Health to Cronometer to achieve the same results.

Importing Apple Health Data Into Cronometer

By connecting Cronometer and Apple Health you will be able to import the following metrics into Cronometer:

General Activity
Exercise
Height
Sleep Duration
Sleep Stage
Sleep Score
Recovery Score

Heart Rate
Body Temperature
Body Fat
Blood Pressure
Blood Glucose
Weight
Waist Circumference

Exporting Cronometer Data Into Apple Health

By connecting Cronometer and Apple Health you will be able to export the following metrics into Apple Health:

General Activity
13 Different Nutrients
Blood Glucose
Body Fat

Body Temperature
Blood Pressure
Dietary Cholesterol
Height

How to Sync Apple Health with Cronometer

Connecting Apple Health can only be done from your mobile app.

Tap More > Connect Apps & Devices > Apple Health > Connect Apple Health

Leveraging Your Apple Health Data

Once you have data importing from Apple Health, don’t just let it sit around on your Diary screen!

Cronometer Gold subscribers have access to Custom Charts, which will allow you to chart your metrics against nutrient intake. For example, you could see how your nutrition (like magnesium intake) affects your sleep or how alcohol intake might affect your resting heart rate. For some more Custom Chart inspiration, check out this blog.

Cronometer & Apple Watch

You can download Cronometer on your Apple Watch and scroll through a snapshot of your energy intake, remaining energy, highlighted targets, nutrition scores (for gold users) and more right from the comfort of your own wrist.

Click here to learn more.

Apple Health & Cronometer Frequently Asked Questions

Why is my sleep data from Apple Health incorrect in Cronometer?

If you are importing sleep into Apple Health using a third-party app, this could be the reason your sleep data is showing incorrectly.

You can fix this issue by changing the permissions for the third-party app within Apple Health to ‘Read Only’. This will make sure that sleep data from the third-party app isn’t exported back to Apple Health.

Open the Apple Health app
Tap on Sharing
Tap on Apps and Services
Tap on *name of third party app*
Toggle off all permissions under ALLOW “*name of third party app*” TO WRITE

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Device Integration: Health Connect

Sam Francis — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 20:39:20 +0000

MIGRATING TO HEALTH CONNECT

Existing Cronometer users who have Samsung Health or Google Fit connected are encouraged to disconnect from these apps and sync with Health Connect as soon as possible.

Integrating Health Connect with Cronometer

Data is super important when it comes to nailing your health and wellness goals. With the integration of Cronometer and Health Connect, users now have a tool at their disposal to track their nutrition and exercise in one seamless experience. This combo is all about helping you make smart choices for your health and fitness by bringing together your exercise info and biometrics right into your Cronometer account.

If you’re using Samsung Health or Google Fit with your Cronometer account, it’s recommended that you switch and connect to Health Connect as soon as you can. This will make sure you get the best experience possible and set yourself up for success!

Importing Health Connect Data Into Cronometer

By connecting Cronometer and Health Connect you will be able to import the following metrics into Cronometer:

Exercise
Sleep Stages
Sleep Duration
Height
Heart Rate Variability
Resting Heart Rate
Oxygen Saturation
Weight

Heart Rate
Body Water Mass
Body Temperature
Body Fat
Blood Pressure
Blood Glucose
Respiratory Rate

Exporting Cronometer Data Into Health Connect

By connecting Cronometer and Health Connect you will be able to export the following metrics into Health Connect:

Water
Weight
Height
Heart Rate
Heart Rate Variability
Resting Heart Rate
Body Fat

Body Temperature
Blood Pressure
Blood Glucose
Nutrition
Oxygen Saturation
Body Water Mass

How to Sync Health Connect with Cronometer:

Connecting Health Connect can only be done from your mobile app. Please note, you can only be connected to one Android health app at a time, either Samsung Health, Google Fit or Health Connect.

Tap More > Connect Apps & Devices > Health Connect > Connect Health Connect

Leveraging Your Health Connect Data

Once you have data importing from Health Connect, don’t just let it sit around on your Diary screen!

Cronometer's Wear OS App

You can download Cronometer on a device that operates on Wear OS like a Samsung Galaxy or Google Pixel and scroll through a snapshot of your energy intake, remaining energy, highlighted targets, nutrition scores (for gold users) and more right from the comfort of your own wrist.

Click here to learn more.

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