CalorieKing
Encyclopedia
CalorieKing is an online
weight loss
club
and software developer
with a program centred around healthy eating and exercise ("calories in, calories out"). The company offers products and services tailored specifically for the United States
and Australia
n markets. As well as offering help for people who wish to lose weight, there are also programs and support for those who want to maintain their current weight, or to gain weight. The web sites' resources also include forums
, and an extensive library of recipe
s and health and weight loss related articles contributed by company staff as well as other organisations and contributors.
In addition to its web site, the company also produces personal computer software and several popular books. Many of its products are based on the CalorieKing food
database
, which claims to contain over 50,000 foods in the American version and 19,000 foods in the Australian version.
In July 2007, the company announced an alliance with the Joslin Diabetes Center
to promote type 2 diabetes awareness, prevention, and management, and to build a culturally specific Latino food database.
ONLINE
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weight loss
Weight loss
Weight loss, in the context of medicine, health or physical fitness, is a reduction of the total body mass, due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or adipose tissue and/or lean mass, namely bone mineral deposits, muscle, tendon and other connective tissue...
club
Club
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and software developer
Software developer
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with a program centred around healthy eating and exercise ("calories in, calories out"). The company offers products and services tailored specifically for the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n markets. As well as offering help for people who wish to lose weight, there are also programs and support for those who want to maintain their current weight, or to gain weight. The web sites' resources also include forums
Internet forum
An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages. They differ from chat rooms in that messages are at least temporarily archived...
, and an extensive library of recipe
Recipe
A recipe is a set of instructions that describe how to prepare or make something, especially a culinary dish.-Components:Modern culinary recipes normally consist of several components*The name of the dish...
s and health and weight loss related articles contributed by company staff as well as other organisations and contributors.
In addition to its web site, the company also produces personal computer software and several popular books. Many of its products are based on the CalorieKing food
Food
Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals...
database
Database
A database is an organized collection of data for one or more purposes, usually in digital form. The data are typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality , in a way that supports processes requiring this information...
, which claims to contain over 50,000 foods in the American version and 19,000 foods in the Australian version.
History
CalorieKing was founded as Family Health Publications in 1973 in Australia by Allan Borushek with the publication of the first Australian Calorie, Fat, & Carb Counter. In 1988, the book was published in the United States, selling more than 10,000,000 copies. 1998 saw the launch of the company's web site, CalorieKing.com; its Australian sister-site DietClub.com.au was launched in 1997 and later rebranded as CalorieKing.com.au.In July 2007, the company announced an alliance with the Joslin Diabetes Center
Joslin Diabetes Center
Joslin Diabetes Center is the world’s largest diabetes research center, diabetes clinic, and provider of diabetes education. It is located in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Among the Harvard Medical School Affiliated institutions, Joslin is unique in its sole...
to promote type 2 diabetes awareness, prevention, and management, and to build a culturally specific Latino food database.