Dr. Fernando Giulio
Nutrition Reviewer, Apps Tested
Dr. Fernando Giulio is a physician who also holds a degree in nutrition. He works as a nutritionist at Florida Health, where his day-to-day focus is weight management, and he has eight years of experience helping adults set and keep realistic eating targets.
What he does at Apps Tested
Calorie counters and diet trackers give advice: a daily calorie budget, a protein goal, a pace of weight loss. Dr. Giulio checks that advice in our guides before they go live. He used the leading calorie counters alongside our health editor, Tanya Reeves, and his review of a nutrition guide covers three things:
- whether the calorie and macronutrient guidance is sensible for a healthy adult;
- whether the article says clearly who should talk to a doctor or a registered dietitian first — people with diabetes or kidney disease, during pregnancy, or with a history of disordered eating;
- whether the way each app sets targets is described correctly, so readers know what the number on the screen is based on.
Rankings and scores are set by the editor; his part is the nutrition side of the article.
That matters because an app's starting calorie target usually comes from a short sign-up questionnaire. His review makes sure our guides explain where that number comes from, how to adjust it as your weight changes, and when to ask a professional instead of trusting the default.
Credentials
- Physician, with a degree in nutrition
- Nutritionist at Florida Health
- Clinical focus: weight management
- Eight years of professional experience
His work for Apps Tested is separate from his role at Florida Health, and nothing on this site speaks for his employer.
Guides he has reviewed
See how we test apps and who we are. Spotted an error in a nutrition guide? Write to corrections@appstested.com.