The growing market in smartphone apps has also spawned a number of food tracking apps which have the potential to positively influence diet and eating behavior. The objective of this study was to examine, from the user’s perspective, which factors turn a food app into an accepted tool. To this end, three food apps were tested by a total of 17 young adults over a period of one week. Their experiences and opinions were subsequently gathered and recorded in three focus groups. The transcribed material was analyzed by means of a content analysis, from which a number of acceptance factors were derived; these included easy and intuitive usability, a wide range of functions, reliability and the free availability of the app. The results underline t...
A healthy diet is essential for good health and nutrition, though literature showed that there are v...
Smartphone “apps” are a powerful tool for public health promotion, but unidimensional interventions ...
Background: A key challenge in human nutrition is the assessment of usual food intake. This is of pa...
The growing market in smartphone apps has also spawned a number of food tracking apps which have the...
Mobile applications may improve dietary reporting among young adults due to their high accessibility...
The research explored if a nutrition-information app influences consumers\u2019 healthy food behavio...
This article investigated factors affecting customers’ intention to use smartphone diet applications...
Background: Young adults (aged 18 to 35) are a population group at high risk for weight gain, yet we...
Since inactivity and unhealthy eating are amongst the biggest health problems of our era, weight mon...
The numbers for obesity and other diseases related to an unhealthy diet are high and increasing glob...
Background: eaTracker® is Dietitians of Canada’s online nutrition/activity self-monitoring...
Background:Nutrition apps are a prototypical mobile health (mHealth) technology supporting healthy e...
Many Americans enjoy dining out, but nutritional information is not always easily accessible or avai...
Most ‘apps’ for weight loss are calorie counters with no focus on diet quality or incorporation of b...
Background: The availability and use of mobile apps in health and nutrition management are increasin...
A healthy diet is essential for good health and nutrition, though literature showed that there are v...
Smartphone “apps” are a powerful tool for public health promotion, but unidimensional interventions ...
Background: A key challenge in human nutrition is the assessment of usual food intake. This is of pa...
The growing market in smartphone apps has also spawned a number of food tracking apps which have the...
Mobile applications may improve dietary reporting among young adults due to their high accessibility...
The research explored if a nutrition-information app influences consumers\u2019 healthy food behavio...
This article investigated factors affecting customers’ intention to use smartphone diet applications...
Background: Young adults (aged 18 to 35) are a population group at high risk for weight gain, yet we...
Since inactivity and unhealthy eating are amongst the biggest health problems of our era, weight mon...
The numbers for obesity and other diseases related to an unhealthy diet are high and increasing glob...
Background: eaTracker® is Dietitians of Canada’s online nutrition/activity self-monitoring...
Background:Nutrition apps are a prototypical mobile health (mHealth) technology supporting healthy e...
Many Americans enjoy dining out, but nutritional information is not always easily accessible or avai...
Most ‘apps’ for weight loss are calorie counters with no focus on diet quality or incorporation of b...
Background: The availability and use of mobile apps in health and nutrition management are increasin...
A healthy diet is essential for good health and nutrition, though literature showed that there are v...
Smartphone “apps” are a powerful tool for public health promotion, but unidimensional interventions ...
Background: A key challenge in human nutrition is the assessment of usual food intake. This is of pa...