GLED Nutrient Tracker

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Inspiration

Deficiencies are some of the most common healthcare issues in the world today, with over two billion people worldwide suffering from at least one vitamin or mineral deficiency. We personally know a lot of friends and family suffering from these deficiencies and have witnessed firsthand the repercussions of receiving less than the required amount.

What it does

GLED is an online nutrient tracker targeted towards those suffering from vitamin and mineral deficiencies. With GLED Nutrient Tracker, you can track the food you eat and discover if you are meeting your vitamin and mineral goals each day. We hope that this program can help people who are suffering from vitamin and mineral deficiencies and make their lives a little bit easier, and contribute to the growing world of health technology.

How we built it

First, we brainstormed ideas involving the most prominent issues in modern-day healthcare and then decided on the issue of vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Then, we started building the website.

Challenges we ran into

While making this project, the biggest challenge we faced was brainstorming for ideas. We spent a lot of time trying to decide on a project, which left us with less time to work on it. Another thing that we struggled with was deciding on a topic that was complex enough that it was a challenge yet doable enough for our skill level and time limit.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

This was the first hackathon that we did together, and we are very proud that we were able to create this project within the time limit and work together well. We were also able to learn a lot from each other, and we hope that we can continue to do more in the future.

What we learned

This was the first time all of us encountered javascript so we had to learn how to use it from the beginning in order to incorporate it with HTML and CSS to create our website.

What's next for HackThePulse

After HackThePulse is over, we would like to spend some more time perfecting our program so that it could eventually become a program that can be implemented throughout the lives of countless people struggling with deficiencies.