WolframAlpha Health & Fitness community forum

September 4, 2009 by Colby
Filed under: Search Engine 

Have you visited WolframAlpha yet?  It is the most powerful search engine launched this year, but this is no Google.  Instead, WA offers a powerful computation engine that can make nutritional comparisons and quickly extract reliable data.

A couple of months ago I wrote on nutrition related searches that are made possible with the engine.

Prior to and since, WA has published a number of blog posts showing different ways of using it for nutrition searches.

http://blog.wolframalpha.com/2009/06/16/something-to-chew-on/
http://blog.wolframalpha.com/2009/07/02/hot-dog-days-of-summer/
http://blog.wolframalpha.com/2009/07/15/how-many-calories-does-my-body-need/
http://blog.wolframalpha.com/2009/07/27/wolframalpha-can-help-you-make-smart-food-choices/
http://blog.wolframalpha.com/2009/08/07/calculating-your-daily-food-intake-with-wolframalpha/

Earlier this week, WA updated their Community page, segmenting health related topics into a Health & Fitness forum.  If you have previously undiscovered ways of using WA for health computations, it offers a place to share them.  WA staff also regularly visit to take suggestions for improvements as well.

As WA’s potential progresses, I will continue updating when relevant nutrition tools are added and when helpful tips are posted to the forum.

Check out examples in other subjects they highlight in their blog, and in the examples database.

Please comment if you find WA useful in practice or educational settings.

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