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Nutrition and Diet Apps: Brazilian Panorama before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Batista SA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10459095 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Nutrition and Diet Apps: Brazilian Panorama before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Batista Sueny Andrade SA Cupertino Alessandra Fabrino Bretas AFB Cupertino Ana Paula AP Botelho Raquel Braz Assunção RBA Pimentel Juliana J Cartujano-Barrera Francisco F Ginani Verônica Cortez VC

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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.<h4>Objective</h4>To describe the characteristics of nutrition and diet apps before and after the COVID-19 pandemic available in Brazil.<h4>Methods</h4>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 indic ...[more]

PMID: 37630796

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Nutrition and Diet Apps: Brazilian Panorama before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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