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Garmin announced that it’s adding nutrition tracking to the Garmin Connect app as a perk for users with a Garmin Connect Plus subscription. The feature lets users “track their calories and macros (proteins, fats and carbs) and receive Active Intelligence insights to help them achieve their nutrition goals,” according to Garmin.
To log foods, you can search for items in a “global food database that includes packaged, restaurant and regional food options” as well as scan bar codes or by using the camera on your smartphone. Compatible Garmin smartwatches will also let users see “a quick overview of their nutrition and track their favorite and recently logged foods.”
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Garmin offers daily, weekly, monthly, and annual nutrition reports and can give you personalized calorie and macronutrient recommendations. The AI-powered Active Intelligence insights can help you “better understand how nutrition is impacting health and training,” such as how “lower quality sleep was impacted by late-night eating,” Garmin says.