Improving Adolescent Nutrition: Using Smartphone Applications to Guide Healthy Eating

Authors

Allison Greene, Larner College of Medicine at the University of VermontFollow

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Date

2017

Abstract

Rates of adolescent obesity remain high throughout the United States. While Vermont fares better than other states, 12.4% of high school students in the state are obese. This project sought to harness teens' frequent use of smartphones to communicate important nutrition information and promote healthy eating patterns. A search was conducted for nutrition-related iPhone and Android applications to create a list for distribution to adolescent patients at South Burlington Family Practice.

Clinical Site

South Burlington Family Practice

Keywords

adolescent nutrition; childhood obesity; smartphone applications

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Disciplines

Primary Care

Recommended Citation

Greene, Allison, "Improving Adolescent Nutrition: Using Smartphone Applications to Guide Healthy Eating" (2017). Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects. 257.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/fmclerk/257