Effect of a mobile phone application for dietary self-monitoring on obesity in adolescents: a pilot randomized controlled trial
The use of a mobile phone application demonstrated effectiveness comparable to the traditional, validated 3-day food record in promoting weight loss and metabolic improvements among adolescents with obesity. These findings support its use as a practical alternative for dietary self-monitoring.
Authors
- Graziele Souza de Menezes Amorim Coelho
- Renata Bressan Pepe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3395-5415)
- Andréa Samara Audi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1660-1615)
- Márcio C. Mancini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1278-0406)
- A. S. A. M. T. Moura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2105-7319)
- Cíntia Cercato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6181-4951)
- Maria Edna de Melo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1216-7532)
- Ariana E. Fernandes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9522-8213)
Institutions
- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41430-025-01676-0
- Primary Topic
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00