Nutrition and Diet Apps: Brazilian Panorama before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

ABSTRACT: In the last decade, we have seen a substantial increase in the development and use of mobile technology to improve diet and healthy eating behaviors. Objective: To describe the characteristics of nutrition and diet apps before and after the COVID-19 pandemic available in Brazil. Methods: Nutrition and diet apps were identified using the official Apple and Google stores. The search occurred in January 2020 and May 2022 in Brazil. We extracted the nutritional content and standard indicators (e.g., being developed before or after 2020, number of languages, target population, investment, prices, seller, number of reviews and downloads, consumer rating). Results: 280 apps were launched before and 411 during the COVID-19 period. Most apps were available in at least ten languages (96.6%), with no

SUBMITTER: Batista S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10459095 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature