Interest in medical apps is experiencing strong growth according to a Google Trends analysis in a an emerging technology only five years old.
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Calorie Counter for Android is simple, convenient, and visually helpful
Calorie Counter for Android tracks your caloric intake and generates helpful visuals as you reach your weight loss/gain goals
iMA Journal Club: Study on using mobile technology to supplement weight loss
Weight loss through intensive behavioral treatment can be time intensive and have multiple logistical barriers. This mHealth Journal Club reviews a recent study suggesting that mobile technology may help.
A physician’s one year review of GymPact, an app that pays you to go to the gym
GymPact is a highly useful iPhone/Android app that motivates users to healthier lives by providing a financial incentive to working out.
Winner of Surgeon General Healthy App Challenge can potentially help patients lose weight
The LoseIt! app allows users to easily track weight changes, calories consumed and exercise with a well designed interface.
Self tracking fitness, review of popular MyFitnessPal app
MyFitnessPal is one of the most popular calorie counting apps in the app store. It is linked to the MyFitnessPal website with more resources there.
Low Carb Diet Assistant is a basic calorie counting app Physicians can consider prescribing to patients
Low Carb Diet Assistant is a carb counter with easy-to-use features and a large database of foods, including restaurant menu items. It does not have a barcode scanner for obtaining nutritional information from bar codes.
Game your way to good health with Hubbub Health’s Social Online Community
Cambria Health Solutions uses social gaming to promote positive lifestyle changes in the new online community HubbubHealth.com. The service is free, and members can track their progress and create and join different challenges.
AMA weight loss app links patients and physicians to achieve healthy goals
The AMA released a free app called Weigh What Matters that encourages users and their physicians to establish goals for a healthy lifestyle.
Online virtual coach improves activity levels in controlled trial for overweight adults
Boston researders performed a study to see if the addition of a virtual coach would be more effective than the use of a pedometer and website alone at losing weight.
Researchers from top universities rank Diet & Food Tracker app by SparkPeople as top weight loss app
Sparkpeople.com has the #1 weight loss iphone app of 204 evaluated, according to a research study at Duke University and George Washington University.