The Claim

Cronometer demonstrates good validity for estimating most macronutrient and micronutrient intakes in Canadian endurance athletes, with no statistically significant differences observed between Cronometer's outputs and the Canadian Nutrient File reference standard for energy, carbohydrates, fat, protein, cholesterol, and sodium, suggesting that Cronometer's estimates closely reflect true dietary intake for these nutrients in this population.

Source: Reliability and Validity of Nutrient Assessment Applications for Canadian Endurance Athletes: MyFitnessPal and Cronometer

What the research says

Supports is higher

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Supports
43score
Challenges
0score

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Description
1 study reviewed
In plain English

Cronometer does a pretty good job tracking calories and key nutrients like carbs, fat, and protein for Canadian endurance athletes — its numbers are very close to the official nutrient database.

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Cronometer provides good validity for most macronutrients and micronutrients in Canadian endurance athletes, with no statistically significant differences from the Canadian Nutrient File reference standard for energy, carbohydrates, fat, protein, cholesterol, or sodium, indicating its outputs closely reflect true dietary intake for these nutrients.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Reliability and Validity of Nutrient Assessment Applications for Canadian Endurance Athletes: MyFitnessPal and Cronometer

    The study tested Cronometer in Canadian endurance athletes and found it gives accurate results for energy, carbs, fat, protein, cholesterol, and sodium—just like the claim says.

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