Lose It! Diet and Nutrition App

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Free for download on the iOS App Store and Google Play store with some in-app purchases for additional features available

Dietary, self-monitoring is linked to improved weight loss success. Mobile technologies, such as smartphone applications (apps), might allow for improved dietary tracking adherence. The authors assessed the use of a popular smartphone app for dietary, self-monitoring and weight loss by comparing it with traditional, diet counseling and entry methods. Diet tracking and weight loss were compared across participants during an 8-week, weight loss trial. Participants tracked intake using 1 of 3 methods:
- the mobile app "Lose It!"
- the memo feature on a smartphone
- traditional paper and pencil method
App users (n =19) recorded dietary data more consistently compared with the paper and pencil group (n = 15; P =0 .042) but not the memo group (n = 13).
All groups lost weight over the course of the study (P = 0.001), and no difference in weight loss was noted between groups. Smartphone apps could represent a novel and feasible, dietary self-monitoring methods for individuals.
Wharton CM, Johnston CS, Cunnigham BK, Sterner D. Dietary Self-Monitoring, but not Dietary Quality, improves with the Use of Smartphone App Technology in an 8-Week Weight Loss Trial. J Nutr Educ Behav, 2014 Sept-Oct; 46(5):440-4

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