An Image-Recognition Dietary Assessment App for Adolescents With Obesity: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Krista Oei^1,2, Elizabeth Ey Choi³, Alisa Bar-Dayan⁴, Jennifer N Stinson^5,6, Mark R Palmert^1,2,5,7, Jeffrey E Alfonsi^3,8, Jill Hamilton^1,2,5,9

¹Division of Endocrinology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.

²Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

³Research Department, RxFood Corporation, Toronto, ON, Canada.

⁴Clinical Dietetics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.

⁵Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.

⁶Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

⁷Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

⁸Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

⁹Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Adolescence is a period of increased susceptibility to developing obesity-related health issues due to poor eating patterns and increased sedentary behaviors. Recommendations for pediatric obesity management include dietary assessments. However, adolescents often avoid food logging through traditional methods. The use of image-recognition dietary assessment apps in adolescents with obe…

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