Weight Loss Associated With Different Patterns of Self-Monitoring Using the Mobile Phone App My Meal Mate.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity is a major global public health issue due to its association with a number of serious chronic illnesses and its high economic burden to health care providers. Self-monitoring of diet has been consistently linked to weight loss. However, there is limited evidence about how frequently individuals need to monitor their diet for optimal weight loss.

Objective

The aim of this paper is to describe app usage frequency and pattern in the mobile phone arm of a previously conducted randomized controlled trial. The relationship between frequency and pattern of electronic dietary self-monitoring and weight loss is also investigated.

Methods

A randomized pilot trial comparing three methods of self-monitoring (mobile phone app, paper diary, Web-based) was previou

SUBMITTER: Carter MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5314103 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature