When specifically considering the potential for commercial weight-loss apps to enable behavior change, the literature is similarly limited however, there appears to be a shortage of evidence-based content and behavioral theory-based strategies being applied. Suboptimal information quality has also been found in Korean obesity-management smartphone apps. One of the first studies to conduct a systematic analysis of smartphone and iPad weight-loss apps revealed that only eight of 54 apps were of good quality and less than a third had complete scientific accuracy of measurements and nutrition content linked to recommendations from evidence-based guidelines (eg, body mass index and estimated energy requirements). To our knowledge, only two studies have evaluated the quality of weight-loss apps. Yet, despite the high prevalence of overweight and obesity, there are few evaluations of the quality of weight-management apps, such that even within a review and analysis of mobile health apps for the most prevalent conditions by the World Health Organization, there was no mention of evaluating apps addressing overweight and obesity. These evaluation frameworks include the analysis of content source and expertise, information quality, app technology and design, user engagement and ease of use, and behavioral theories. A range of frameworks have been used to evaluate the quality of apps in a variety of medical and health promotion areas, such as cancer, diabetes, smoking, mental health, headaches, cardiology, alcohol, HIV, and pain management. To ensure that these apps are able to influence sustained positive health outcomes, quality assessment is necessary. Smartphone apps hold promise in supporting health behavior change and weight management. Simultaneously, a plethora of health- and fitness-related apps are now available to individuals through the commercial market (eg, the Google Play store and iTunes App Store) and their popularity is ever increasing. A total of 68% of Australian, 86% of British, and 35% of American smartphone users report downloading a smartphone app. Estimates of adult smartphone ownership are 64%, 54%, and 51% in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, respectively. Given the magnitude of the epidemic, treatment strategies and interventions with long-term effectiveness and a wide reach are required to address this major public health concern.Īmong researchers, there is growing interest into the use of smartphones to deliver behavioral interventions for health because of their cost advantages, ubiquity, and portability.
The Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 reports 37% of adults (2.1 billion) globally are overweight or obese, with a prevalence of more than 60% in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. I know it has impressed me and that makes staying consistent much more enjoyable.Obesity is an accelerating global health challenge. TDLR: if this app is something you’re still interested in, it may be worth revisiting now! lots of changes that set it apart from other food logging apps. it’s interesting to see people’s different reasons for wanting Gold.
What makes me want to get Gold is, I’m curious to see what their nutrient/food suggestions are to optimize my health based on my typical intake. If you point the camera at the barcode and nutrition label it will scan all the information (and it actually works!!), I think all this sets them apart from the other apps.
If your entry has the correct data, they reach out to you to let you know. I’ve also tried Cronometer’s optional “enter a new food to the public database” feature recently for a barcode food that wasn’t searchable, and it’s really cool to see the app actually take the feedback they get from their users. Their units are also way more consistent across their foods, making it easy to track any food using whatever metric I want to be accurate (I found MFP neglects grams a lot and will use cups etc) I have found Cronometer’s entries are much more detailed and fact-checked than MFP’s databases. I have very recently made the switch from MFP to Cronometer.
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