Introduction Obesity affects one-third of the US population and accounts for$200 billion/year in expenditures[1].Diet and exercise form the cornerstone of management,yet are often ineffective[2].Mobile health applicat...Introduction Obesity affects one-third of the US population and accounts for$200 billion/year in expenditures[1].Diet and exercise form the cornerstone of management,yet are often ineffective[2].Mobile health applications(mHealth apps)can augment traditional strategies;Gill and Panda[3]demonstrated that obese patients can modify their eating behavior and lose weight using an mHealth app to track food intake.While promising,these apps typically require active data input and currently lack passively collected,physiologic input to support sustained behavior change.展开更多
基金C.V.A.and B.M.R.S.are supported by a UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute(CTSI)grant from the NIH/NCATS[UL1TR001881-01].
文摘Introduction Obesity affects one-third of the US population and accounts for$200 billion/year in expenditures[1].Diet and exercise form the cornerstone of management,yet are often ineffective[2].Mobile health applications(mHealth apps)can augment traditional strategies;Gill and Panda[3]demonstrated that obese patients can modify their eating behavior and lose weight using an mHealth app to track food intake.While promising,these apps typically require active data input and currently lack passively collected,physiologic input to support sustained behavior change.
