Better food choices among users of the Digital Food Guide: a report from Brazil

Better food choices among users of the Digital Food Guide: a report from Brazil

Easy access to information provides an opportunity to promote healthy food choices. This study presents the Digital Food Guide (DFG), an application for smartphones, and assesses its ability to promote healthy food choices. Users record their food intake and receive data regarding food groups and Di...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Simone Caivano, Semíramis Martins Álvares Domene
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde (Icict) da Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) 2018-09-01
Series:	RECIIS
Subjects:	Health promotion Disease prevention Medical technology Public health Feeding behavior Food Novel technology Smart phone Dietary assessment Mobile food record.
Online Access:	https://www.reciis.icict.fiocruz.br/index.php/reciis/article/view/1308

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