Get App Happy for Nutrition and Health

“Get Appy” -

Apps for

Nutrition and

Health

Alicia Aguiar, MS RD LD FAND PhD CandidateHy-Vee Registered DietitianKirkwood Adjunct Faculty

Want to lose weight?

Track the food you eat?

Eat more fruits and veggies?

Get enough exercise?

Heart rate high enough?

Need a new yoga move?

Getting enough shut-eye?

Staying regular?

Come On Get App Happy!

Today’s presentation answers 3 questions…

Who are your clients or patients that might benefit from smart phone/ tablet applications?

How do you know which apps are good?

How can these help you as a practitioner?

Examples of apps that impact health such as weight management, diabetes, fitness and other health conditions

How much do you love your smart

phone?

How much do you love your smart

phone?

Evolution of Devices and Apps

Look how far we have come!

Circa 1996

Smart Phone Evolution

Tablet Evolution

Tablet Use in Healthcare

Wearables – Next Generation

Wearables: Pebble

Embrace technology…

History of Data Tracking

The Quantified Self

• Value

Self-Tracker

Self Quantifiers: Potential to Control

Health and Modify Behaviors

Solve a Problem

Track Something that Matters

Questions Answered

Am I becoming more fit?

Am I eating what I need to be eating to be healthy?

Am I getting enough fluids?

Is my blood sugar under better control?

Am I happier?

Am I more productive?

Sorting Through the Apps

Start with the App System

Functions of Apps

Utility apps (Music, Calculating BMI, To Do Lists)

Resource apps (Recipes, Cooking Instructions, Exercises, Supplements)

Data collection

Data collection and analysis

Data exportation (Fitbit, MapMyRun, Weight Watchers, Blood Glucose Monitoring)

Just for fun…

App Selection Questions

Does it collect data?

Can I assume the data is accurate?

Can it plot data over time?

Can it provide analysis/ project results into the future?

App Selection Questions

Does it allow setting of goals?

Is it easy to use?

How interactive is it?

Is information accessible offline?

Does it provide exportability to other apps or a PC that can then be used for another program?

App Resources

Reviews from health professionals and publications

Reviews in the App Store

Colleague/ customer reviews

Tech reviews/recommendations

2014 Weight Loss App Review

http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/top-iphone-android-apps-weight-loss#1

2014 Fitness App Review

http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow/story/292474/the-25-best-fitness-apps

Identify Key Health Goals

Weight maintenance or loss

Improve fitness or physique

Blood sugar management

Avoid allergens

Identify Key Health Goals

Sleep better

Make decisions about purchasing foods and products for health

Use time efficiently

Learn a new cooking technique

Be happier

My Fitness Pal: Calorie Tracker

MyNetDiary

Lose It

Weight Watchers

Fooducate

Waterlogged: Fluids Tracker

ShopWell – Healthy Diet and Grocery Scanner

Pocket Dietitian Version 1.0

MyDS: Dietary Supplements

Map My Run

Map My Run – PC Interface

Run 5K – Coaching App

Upbeat: Coach for Runners

My Fitness Pro

Gorilla Workouts

Fitness Wearables: Fitbit

Yoga Studio

Mood Journal

Gluten Free: Products

Gluten Free: Shopping

Gluten Free: Dining Out

Digestion: Gluten Free

Hy-Vee: Groceries, Fuel Saver and Prescriptions

Food Network in the Kitchen

Panna

Gojee Food

WebMD

Instant Heart Rate

Diabetes

IBP Blood Pressure

Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock

Headache Monitoring

Laughter is the Best Medicine: iFunny :)

Poop Analyzer (FREE)

Smartphone Self-Monitoring Comparison

Dietary Self-Monitoring, But Not Dietary Quality, Improves With Use of Smartphone App Technology in an 8-Week Weight Loss Trial, JNEB, April 2014

Christopher M. Wharton, PhD, Carol S. Johnston, PhD, RD, Barbara K. Cunningham, MEd, MS, RD, Danielle Sterner, MS, RD

n= 19, compared Lose It App, Smart Phone reminder or paper – all groups lost weight without significant differences

School of Nutrition and Health Promotion, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ Accepted: April 2, 2014; DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2014.04.291

Smartphones and Behavior Change

J Med Internet Res. 2013 Apr 18;15(4):e86. doi: 10.2196/jmir.2583.

Dennison L1, Morrison L, Conway G, Yardley L.

Opportunities and challenges for smartphone applications in supporting health behavior change: qualitative study.

Young, healthy adults have some interest in apps that improve health – depends on usability, security

Smart Phones & Weight Loss

Adherence to a Smartphone Application for Weight Loss Compared to Website and Paper Diary: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial, JMIR, April 2013Michelle Clare Carter, MA, RD;  Victoria Jane Burley, MSc, PhD;  Camilla Nykjaer, MSc;  Janet Elizabeth Cade, MSc, PhD

N = 128 overweight volunteers Compared smartphone, website and food diary for 6 months and found smartphones had best adherance and lost the most weight, although insignificant.

Apps and Diabetes Monitoring

Smartphone-Based Glucose Monitors and Applications in the Management of Diabetes: An Overview of 10 Salient “Apps” and a Novel Smartphone-Connected Blood Glucose Monitor, Clinical Diabetes, Oct 2012

Joseph Tran, BS, Rosanna Tran, BS and John R. White Jr., PA, PharmD

These apps also provide alternative avenues in chronic management of multiple disease states in addition to diabetes. Features that store blood pressure and cholesterol data and weight management tools are included in some apps.

Apps and Diabetes Monitoring

As new apps continue to emerge and become more refined, smartphone users will have more options, which can ultimately improve their ability to effectively manage their diabetes.

In addition, new and emerging devices such as iBGStar and Eyesense may offer still more convenience for users to track their glucose levels while on the move, making the process of SMBG simpler than ever before.

Diabetes App Summary

App Sharing

What apps do you use?

Why do you use them?

What do you love about them?

Questions?