The connecting health and technology study: A 6-month randomized controlled trial to improve nutrition behaviours using a mobile food record and text messaging support in young adults

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Kerr, Deborah A ^a   Harray, Amelia J ^a   Pollard, Christina M ^a,b   Dhaliwal, Satvinder S ^a   Delp, Edward J ^c   Howat, Peter A ^a   Pickering, Mark R ^d   Ahmad, Ziad ^c   Meng, Xingqiong ^e   Pratt, Iain S ^f   Wright, Janine L ^a   Kerr, Katherine R ^a   Boushey, Carol J ^g,h  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f The Cancer Council of Western Australia   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^h PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary assessment; Energy dense nutrient poor foods; Fruit; Interventions; Junk food; Mobile food record; Novel technology; Sugar sweetened beverages; Tailoring; Text messaging; Vegetables; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEVERAGE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATION; PARALLEL DESIGN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEXT MESSAGING; VEGETABLE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; YOUNG ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DIET; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; PROCEDURES; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DIET; FEEDBACK; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; TELEMEDICINE; TEXT MESSAGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84963787400     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12966-016-0376-8     Document Type: Article

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