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Nutrition and Diet Apps: Brazilian Panorama before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Batista, Sueny Andrade; Cupertino, Alessandra Fabrino Bretas; Cupertino, Ana Paula; Botelho, Raquel Braz Assunção; Pimentel, Juliana; Cartujano-Barrera, Francisco; Ginani, Verônica Cortez.
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  • Batista SA; Department of Nutrition, University of Brasilia, Brasilia 70910-900, Brazil.
  • Cupertino AFB; Department of Nutrition, University of Brasilia, Brasilia 70910-900, Brazil.
  • Cupertino AP; Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
  • Botelho RBA; Department of Nutrition, University of Brasilia, Brasilia 70910-900, Brazil.
  • Pimentel J; Department of Nutrition, University of Brasilia, Brasilia 70910-900, Brazil.
  • Cartujano-Barrera F; Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
  • Ginani VC; Department of Nutrition, University of Brasilia, Brasilia 70910-900, Brazil.
Nutrients ; 15(16)2023 Aug 17.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37630796
In the last decade, we have seen a substantial increase in the development and use of mobile technology to improve diet and healthy eating behaviors. OBJECTIVE: To describe the characteristics of nutrition and diet apps before and after the COVID-19 pandemic available in Brazil. METHODS: Nutrition and diet apps were identified using the official Apple and Google stores. The search occurred in January 2020 and May 2022 in Brazil. We extracted the nutritional content and standard indicators (e.g., being developed before or after 2020, number of languages, target population, investment, prices, seller, number of reviews and downloads, consumer rating). RESULTS: 280 apps were launched before and 411 during the COVID-19 period. Most apps were available in at least ten languages (96.6%), with no indication of age (95.6%) or partial or full cost (59%). As for the contents, 18.9% addressed personal diet suggestions; 73.4%, nutritional education; 48.8%, revenues; 35.9%, physical activity with a nutritional guide; 2.3%, nutritional recommendation for eating out; 23.9%, grocery shopping with a scan code; 32.4%, food diary; 18.9%, water intake; and 4.6%, nutrition/diseases. The data show an evolution that may have been boosted by the pandemic and that reveals a trend towards the development of apps with educational content. CONCLUSION: During the pandemic, there was a positive qualitative and quantitative movement in e-health regarding the promotion of education.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Pandemias / COVID-19 Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Nutrients Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Suíça
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Pandemias / COVID-19 Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Nutrients Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Suíça