CalorieKing

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CalorieKing (CalorieKing.com and Calorieking.com.au) is an online weight loss club, software developer, and wellness solutions provider, with a program centred around healthy eating and exercise ("calories in, calories out"). CalorieKing offers products and services tailored specifically for the United States and Australian 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 recipes and health and weight loss related articles contributed by CalorieKing staff as well as other organisations and contributors.

In addition to the CalorieKing web site, CalorieKing also produces software for Microsoft Windows and Apple Computer's Mac OS X (CalorieKing Nutrition and Exercise Manager) as well as for Palm OS (CalorieKing Handheld Diet Diary and Diabetes Log for Palm OS) and Pocket PC (Food Database for Pocket PC), and several popular books (including the bestseller Calorie Fat and Carbohydrate Counter and the Food and Exercise Diary). Many of CalorieKing's products are based on the CalorieKing food database, comprising over 45,000 American foods, and an Australian version containing over 10,000 foods.

[edit] History

CalorieKing was founded as Family Health Publications in 1973 in Australia by Allan Borushek (the "Calorie King") with the publication of the first Australian Calorie, Fat, & Carb Counter. In 1988, the Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter was published in the United States and has since sold more than 10,000,000 copies. 1996 saw the launch of the CalorieKing.com web site, and it's Australian sister-site DietClub.com.au (which has since been renamed CalorieKing.com.au).

[edit] External links

• CalorieKing