Dietary Self-Monitoring, But Not Dietary Quality, Improves With Use of Smartphone App Technology in an 8-Week Weight Loss Trial

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 440-444

  Wharton, Christopher M ^a   Johnston, Carol S ^a   Cunningham, Barbara K ^a   Sterner, Danielle ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apps; Dietary self monitoring; Smartphones; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; PROCEDURES; SELF CARE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM;

ADULT; CELL PHONES; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; SELF CARE; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84924199540     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2014.04.291     Document Type: Article

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