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Healthy Meal Plate provides general health and nutrition information for education. It does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease, and it is not a substitute for advice from a doctor or registered dietitian.
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The free tools
The BMI calculator reports against the CDC’s published weight categories. BMI is a screening measure, not a diagnosis, and it does not measure body fat. The nutrition checker reports figures published by USDA FoodData Central as they are; nutrition varies by brand, formulation, serving size and preparation, so treat those numbers as a reference point rather than a measurement of the exact food in front of you. Neither tool is tailored to a diagnosed medical condition.
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