Adherence
Internet-based interventions significantly improve diet, physical activity, adiposity, tobacco cessation, and reduce excess alcohol use in healthy adults.
Use internet or mobile apps to track your diet, exercise, or smoking habits. Look for programs that offer personalized feedback and goal-setting. These digital tools are proven to help improve health behaviors, often matching or beating traditional counseling.
Internet interventions improved diet (N=20 studies) (Class IIa A), physical activity (N=33), adiposity (N=35), tobacco (N=22), and excess alcohol (N=47) (Class I A each).
Why this rating
Class I A evidence for most outcomes, derived from multiple randomized clinical trials.
Source
Information Technology and Lifestyle: A Systematic Evaluation of Internet and Mobile Interventions for Improving Diet, Physical Activity, Obesity, Tobacco, and Alcohol Use
Ashkan Afshin et al. · Journal of the American Heart Association · 2016
DOI 10.1161/jaha.115.003058
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