The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recently launched a new online nutrition tool called MyFoodAdvisor. This online tool helps people better understand food choices by suggesting healthy alternatives and analyzing the foods a person eats. MyFoodAdvisor was created to provide food information to people with diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, as well as those trying to lose weight. 

When health care providers tell patients to watch their carbs, eat more fiber or to avoid saturated fats, most people don’t know where to start. MyFoodAdvisor takes the guesswork out of that. This tool appeals to so many looking for nutrition information: people with diabetes because of the consistent portions of carbohydrates and proteins; people with or at risk for heart disease because of the option to search by fiber, sodium and saturated fats; and people with kidney disease because potassium and phosphorous information is included, which is not listed on standard nutrition labels (Ann Albright, PhD, RD, President, Health Care&Education, American Diabetes Association).