ABOUT US
Keeping You Healthy Everyday
Dema Africa is a startup project dedicated to promoting healthy eating habits among young adults in Kenya. We aim to achieve this through a holistic approach that includes nutritional awareness, knowledge, and food preparation skills. Our main objective is to combat poor dietary choices that lead to malnutrition, encourage sedentary lifestyles, and increase the risk of non-communicable diseases.
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Nutritional Awareness
Recognition and understanding of the importance of nutrition in daily life
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Nutritional Knowledge
Gaining nutritional information, dietary guidelines and the effects of food on health
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Food Preparation Skills
Practical ability to prepare meals that align with healthy eating principles
OUR PRODUCTS
Dema Planner
A web application that enables you to track your daily meal consumption, nutrient and caloric intake as well as provide useful nutrition estimates to help you maintain a healthy eating pattern.
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The features include:
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Daily meal tracking - breakfast, lunch and supper
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View nutrition estimates calculated from your biometrics - BMR and BMI
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View trend analysis of your caloric intake on a daily basis
FAQs
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How will Dema Planner help me track my meal consumption?
Dema Planner enables you to add and save the consumed meals on a daily basis. From our vast database of locally available foods, you can search the foods or meals you have consumed and save them in your account. You can then view the meals consumed based on the day and time taken.
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How will Dema Planner track my caloric intake?
Our foods database contains the caloric information of each food and meal. The caloric intake will be calculated from the meals saved and show you the results every time you add the meals consumed.
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How will Dema Planner estimate my Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)?
Using your biometrics, we use the Mifflin St Jeor equation to calculate your BMR depending on your gender. This gives you a close estimate of your BMR, enough for you to make healthy dietary decisions.
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Will Dema Planner help me lose weight?
We are still cooking – pun absolutely intended – to ensure that Dema Planner provides features designed to help you make healthier dietary choices and achieve your goals, including weight loss. As we grow, our main objective is to give you the tools you need to succeed in your wellness journey.
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What information will Dema Planner ask from me?
Dema Planner will need your biometrics such as your height, weight, age and gender to provide you with the necessary information that you require to make dietary decisions. However, it is optional to provide this information.
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Will my personal information be safe?
Yes, your personal information will be safe. You have total control over your information which can be accessed only using your authorization credentials.
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When will Dema Planner be launched?
We are finalizing a few things on the product to make sure we provide a seamless experience to you! Meanwhile, subscribe to our newsletter to get updates on the progress and the launch date.
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Will Dema Planner be free?
Yes, Dema Planner will be free when the web app is first introduced. Don’t worry, in case of any changes we will give you a heads up.
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How do i reach out to Dema Africa?
You can reach out to us through the contact information provided in the Contact Us section. Also follow us on our social media platforms to get exclusive news from us!