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. 2016 Aug 1;4(3):e85. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.5846

Table 5.

Nutrition-related app output features.

Feature/app SHa MFPb FSc NCd LIe LWf LSg MDDh CCi MDCj DPk EWLl DAm
Nutrition assessment

Calculated energy (kcal) N/An N/A

Macronutrients
distribution (%)

N/A N/A N/A N/A

Micronutrients
intake (thresholds)




N/A N/A N/A N/A

Nutrition facts
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Calories by meal N/A N/A N/A N/A

Recommended
water consumption









Maximum calories to reach a target weight




Calories of the new recipe




N/A N/A N/A N/A

Diet plan









Shopping list











PAº and phenotype

Energy by type of PAp





Weight progress


Circumferences monitoring











Body mass index







Other output features

Forums or blogs






Social media sharing







Private social media









Sharing with
professionals













Healthy habits/
rewards











aSH: S Health.

bMFP: MyFitnessPal.

cFS: FatSecret.

dNC: Noom Coach.

eLI: Lose it!.

fLW: Lose Weight Without Dieting.

gLS: Lifesum.

hMDD: My Diet Diary.

iCC: Calorie Count.

jMDC: My Diet Coach.

kDP: Diet Point.

lEWL: Effective Weight Loss.

mDA: Diet Assistant.

nN/A: not applicable. Features assessed only in apps providing food diaries.

oPA: physical activity.

pMDD does not calculate PA since it asks for the amount of calories instead of type of PA and duration.