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doctorj

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    Comment #1572558

    Unlike stackoverflow.com the food recommendations generated by Usable Health are dependent on each of the answers in the sign up process. For example someone who weighs a 100 pound…

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    Comment #1572506

    Great idea and done. The logo in the app now points to the all locations page. The logo outside the app points to the company home page.

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    Comment #1572108

    Thats an awesome idea - thanks for your feedback. We currently have a much larger database of vegetarian option in our home recipes category so you might find items with high healt…

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    Comment #1572069

    Did you find the preferences icon in the top bar? Word of caution - please don't change the preferences on the hacker account as they would affect everyone using that demo account.…

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    Comment #1572042

    The new healthcare reform bill makes it mandatory for many more restaurant to publicly disclose their nutritional information. More can be found here http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/…

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    Comment #1572017

    The ratings are currently personalized to each users nutritional profile that is created at the end of the sign up process. Our detailed sign-up process resembles a health risk ass…

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    Comment #1571987

    The recommendation engine takes into account the choices made prior to the current meal before making a new recommendation. You are seeing the "Looks like you selected a combo" mes…

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    Comment #1571915

    That is definitely doable. One of our partners describes us as a recipe database that is tethered to a personal health record. The plus icons are the health scores. We tried to sta…

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    Comment #1571749

    Thanks for pointing that out. The ranking system is a multi-dimensional algorithm that optimizes for a variety of micro and macro nutrients. Individuals with different dietary need…

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    Comment #1571731

    Thanks we appreciate it. Here is an insight on our design goals: Usable Health is to food what Orbitz is to flight tickets. Usable Health is to food what Match is to finding your s…

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    Comment #1571663

    Not yet. We are working on a user profile page where this would be possible. Thanks for your feedback.

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    Comment #1571654

    Thanks drx. We are still struggling with trying to find a catchy name for "meal swaps". Suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Would it be interesting if users could name a meal …