Frequently Asked Questions

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Please note that deleting your account will permanently remove all your data, including your food diary entries, exercise logs, and other personal information.

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Yes, you can request the deletion of specific data from your account, such as photos, chat history, or particular entries. To do this, please submit a support ticket with the type "Request Data Deletion" and specify which data you would like removed.

Our team will process your request and confirm when the data has been deleted.

AI food analysis provides estimates, not measured nutrition. A short typed or spoken description is required, with an optional photo. Include ingredients, rough amounts, and oils or sauces you know about.

Image quality, hidden ingredients, and uncertain portions can affect the result. Review each food, quantity, and nutrition value before saving. Missing values remain unknown rather than becoming zero.

See the food analysis workflow and how estimates and sources work. We do not publish a measured accuracy percentage.

Healthy Beetle allows you to save and organize your favorite meals for quick and easy logging:

1. When adding or editing a food entry, check the "Save to Favorites" option
2. Create custom categories from the Favorites page by clicking "Add Category"
3. Assign favorites to specific categories for better organization
4. Access your favorites from the Food Diary page or via the quick menu

When you log food, we total the grams of protein, carbs and fat you ate and convert them to calories:

• Protein → grams × 4 cal
• Carbohydrates → grams × 4 cal
• Fat → grams × 9 cal

Your macro targets start as percentages of your daily calorie goal (for example, 30% protein, 40% carbs, 30% fat). We convert those percentages to target calories, then show:

percentage = (calories from that macro)
            ÷ (target calories for that macro) × 100%
                            

Example (2,000 calorie goal, 30% protein):

• Target protein = 30% × 2,000 cal = 600 cal
• If you've eaten 120g protein → 120g × 4 cal = 480 cal
• Macro display = 480 ÷ 600 × 100 ≈ 80%

So the percentages you see are always based on calories contributed by each macro, not the gram totals themselves.

Protein per-lb targeting fixes your protein intake based on your body weight instead of using a percentage of calories. This is how many athletes and nutritionists actually plan protein intake.

When OFF (Classic % Mode):

• You set protein, carbs, and fat as percentages of your daily calories
• All three must add up to 100%
• If your calorie goal changes, your protein grams change too

When ON (g/lb Mode):

• Protein = your chosen g/lb × your body weight
• Fat = a percentage of your base calories (typically 25-30%)
• Carbs = whatever calories remain
• Your protein stays constant even if calories change

Example: If you weigh 150 lbs and set 0.8 g/lb, you'll always target 120g protein (480 calories) regardless of your total calorie goal.

To enable protein per-lb mode:

1. Go to Profile → Nutrition tab
2. Find the "Use protein per-lb targeting" toggle
3. Turn the toggle ON
4. Enter your target g/lb (typically 0.7-1.1)
5. Set your fat percentage (usually 25-30%)
6. Click Save Changes

Recommended g/lb ranges:

• Weight loss: 0.8-1.0 g/lb (preserves muscle during deficit)
• Maintenance: 0.7-0.9 g/lb (supports daily activity)
• Muscle gain: 0.9-1.1 g/lb (supports growth)

To switch back to percentage mode:

1. Turn the toggle OFF
2. Set your protein, carbs, and fat percentages (must total 100%)
3. Save your changes

In protein per-lb mode: Your base protein stays fixed at g/lb × weight, but on heavy training days, Healthy Beetle adds a small protein bonus:

• 300-599 calories burned: +10g protein
• 600+ calories burned: +20g protein

Why the bonus? Extra protein on hard training days helps with muscle recovery and repair, especially after resistance training or long endurance sessions.

How exercise calories are allocated:

• 90% goes to carbs (quick energy replenishment)
• 10% goes to fat (essential fatty acids)
• The small protein bonus comes from this pool first

In classic % mode: When you burn calories through exercise, all your macros scale up proportionally based on your set percentages.

Entries can contain values you enter, reviewed package-label values, database values, or AI estimates. The available source depends on the logging method and the food.

• Barcode lookup: Searches available product databases, including Open Food Facts. Coverage and completeness vary; compare the result with your package.
• Package labels: Type values or upload a label photo, then check the serving basis and extracted numbers before using them.
• AI estimates: Use the meal description, optional photo, and available food information. Review ingredients and portions; a confidence indicator is not a measured accuracy percentage.

Read more about nutrition sources and limitations.

A source label indicates where the values came from, such as a product database, a reviewed package label, or an AI estimate. It is not a guarantee that the product, serving size, or numbers are correct.

Check the product identity and whether the values apply to a serving, a 100 g / 100 ml reference, or a different preparation state.

A product record or label may not include every nutrient. AI may also be unable to support a value. Unknown is different from a known zero, and an incomplete meal total should be read as incomplete.

Enter a missing value only when you have a suitable source for it. Do not assume an empty field means the food contains none of that nutrient.

A barcode lookup sends the product identifier to the lookup provider. AI photo or description analysis is a separate process with its own disclosure.

See the Privacy Policy for current details about data sharing and providers.

Compare the result with the nutrition panel on your package. Correct the product, serving basis, or values before confirming the package card or saving the entry.

If the database entry is unsuitable, upload a readable label photo or enter the values manually. See barcode lookup and fallback options.

A missing barcode result does not establish the food's nutrition. You can upload a label photo or enter package values yourself. For a homemade meal without a label, use manual entry or request an AI estimate with a description and optional photo.

Review the result before saving; a database miss does not automatically mean a particular confidence score or badge color.

When you log a workout, Healthy Beetle uses the most reliable information available to estimate calories burned.

1. Power — If you provide measured watts, we can estimate energy use from power and workout duration.
2. Heart-rate
   • If you saved your Max HR in Profile we scale the Keytel (2005) formula with that value.
   • If Max HR is blank we use your age-based estimate (220 – age).
3. Speed / distance fallback — For workouts that have neither power nor HR we estimate calories from distance, speed and sport-type.

You can see which estimation method was used under each workout.