Fish4Health 3.0.2
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Free Version
Publisher Description
This app provides advice for pregnant or nursing women, women that may become pregnant, and young children in regards to healthful seafood consumption. Women can choose to eat commercial fish which will minimize their intake of mercury and PCBs while optimizing their intake of healthy fats. Healthy choices will benefit your baby by providing healthy fats for optimal brain and eye development while avoiding pollutants that can harm your baby's brain. Features: - Fish listed by category and alphabetically - Advice provided in English, Spanish, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) - MyLog allows you to keep a log of your seafood consumption and then view a report with your past seafood consumption and your omega-3 fatty acid, mercury and PCB intake. - Daily notifications (able to be turned on or off) to remind you to add fish that you have eaten. - Recipes for the best fish choices - Link to our popular website, Fish4Health.net, which provides consumption advice for recreationally-caught fish from health departments across the U.S. ** Winner of Babble Top 25 iPhone Apps for Pregnancy in 2011 ** This advice is being distributed in a wallet card by health departments in Florida and Indiana Fish4Health was developed at Purdue University using the best and most trusted scientific evidence. Concentrations of omega-3 fatty acids and mercury in commercial fish were obtained from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service s Nutrient Database, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and a study conducted at Purdue University. Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in fish were obtained from the Interstate Workgroup on Evaluating an Atlantic Coastal Advisory for Recreationally Caught Striped Bass and Bluefish. Recommendations for weekly seafood consumption were obtained from the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Recommendations for pregnant or nursing women relating to omega-3 fatty acid intake were obtained from the National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine. Safety limits for mercury and PCBs were obtained from the Environmental Protection Agency. The recommendation for proper cooking of fish to help avoid exposure to pathogens like Listeria monocytogenes which can terminate a pregnancy was obtained from FDA. Photos of popular fish were obtained from the FDA. Funding for this app was obtained from: the USDA, National Institute for Food and Agriculture; the National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements; the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program; and Purdue University.
Requires iOS 5.1.1 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
About Fish4Health
Fish4Health is a free app for iOS published in the Health & Nutrition list of apps, part of Home & Hobby.
The company that develops Fish4Health is Charles Santerre. The latest version released by its developer is 3.0.2.
To install Fish4Health on your iOS device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2009-07-30 and was downloaded 4 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Fish4Health as malware if the download link is broken.
How to install Fish4Health on your iOS device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to the App Store.
- Once the Fish4Health is shown in the iTunes listing of your iOS device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the GET button to the right of the app to start downloading it.
- If you are not logged-in the iOS appstore app, you'll be prompted for your your Apple ID and/or password.
- After Fish4Health is downloaded, you'll see an INSTALL button to the right. Tap on it to start the actual installation of the iOS app.
- Once installation is finished you can tap on the OPEN button to start it. Its icon will also be added to your device home screen.
