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- Title
Diet & Nutrition-Related Mobile Apps in the Iranian Mobile Apps Store (Bazaar).
- Authors
Fathifar, Zahra; Najafzadeh, Tooba; Khalandi, Faezeh; Ferdousi, Reza
- Abstract
Background: Mobile applications are increasingly being used to support nutrition improvement. They could be effectively used for dietary intake assessment, weight management, physical activity monitoring, nutritional behaviors improvement, and nutrition education. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate current nutrition-related mobile apps on the Iranian apps store (Bazaar) and review their characteristics. Material and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on all Iranian mobile applications related to nutrition OR diet in 2022. Bazaar was used to search for nutrition-related applications using the following keywords: "diet", "nutrition", and their Persian translations. For each app, the extracted information was name, requirement for Internet connectivity, estimated number of downloads, user satisfaction rate, developers, and the main features of each app. Data collected from application description and application developer's webpage. Results: 76 mobile apps were identified from Bazaar app store. About 21% of them were developed by personal developers and 10 apps did not mention any specific developer. 42 applications were online and 33 applications were offline. Only 1 app could be used online/offline. In user satisfaction rate, 47 apps had 4-4.9 rating, and 7 apps had a rating of 5. Only 2 apps had under 3 rating. Conclusion: Iranian apps on nutrition and diet are widely available and very popular but currently most of them lack professional and evidence-based content. Developing apps based on standard and evidence-based online approaches would assure content quality, allowing healthcare professionals to recommend their use by people.
- Subjects
APPLICATION stores; DIET; MOBILE apps; SPORTS nutrition; FOOD consumption; REGULATION of body weight; NUTRITION education
- Publication
Journal of Biomedical Physics & Engineering, 2023, Vol 13, p176
- ISSN
2251-7200
- Publication type
Article