Context Weight management is an effective strategy for controlling chronic disease and
maintaining physical health, and research on this topic has risen dramatically over the past …

Over the last decade, mobile technology has emerged as a potentially useful platform to
facilitate weight management and tackle the current obesity epidemic. Clinicians are being …

Abstract Background and Objective Mobile applications could be effectively used for dietary
intake assessment, physical activity monitoring, behavior improvement, and nutrition …

Introduction: Overweight and obesity constitute leading global public health challenges.
Tackling overweight and obesity by influencing human behaviour is a complex task …

Background Evidence on the long-term effects of weight management smartphone apps on
various weight-related outcomes remains scarce. Objective In this review, we aimed to …

Background Widespread diffusion of mobile phone and Web 2.0 technologies make them
potentially useful tools for promoting health and tackling public health issues, such as the …

Background Smartphone apps have shown potential in enhancing weight management in
Western populations in the short to medium term. With a rapidly growing obesity burden in …

Background: Obesity remains a major public health concern. Mobile apps for weight
loss/management are found to be effective for improving health outcomes in adults and …

Background To our knowledge, no meta-analysis to date has assessed the efficacy of
mobile phone apps to promote weight loss and increase physical activity. Objective To …

Background The use of smartphone applications (apps) to assist with weight management is
increasingly prevalent, but the quality of these apps is not well characterized. Purpose The …