NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 13, 2016 -- Most smartphone applications claiming to improve consumers' diet, nutrition or eating habits are not compliant with evidence-based scientific guidelines, according to a preliminary study presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2016.
Researchers studied whether 32 health and fitness applications featured on Google Play and the iTunes application store adhered to the U.S. Government's 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. They found:
"It is important that application developers address this information gap so as to safely and effectively achieve the applications' stated goals," researchers said.
Tania Dhawan, B.A., George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.
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