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What is Macronutrient

Mobile Devices and Smart Gadgets in Medical Sciences
Nutrients that help provide energy and the body needs them in large quantities. Water, carbohydrates, grease and protein are classified as macronutrients.
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Promoting Healthy Food Habits Through an mHealth Application
Ines Carvalho (Polytechnic Institute of Gaya, Portugal) and Fernando Almeida (Polytechnic Institute of Gaya, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 21
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2521-0.ch001
Abstract
MHealth involves the provision of health products, services, and information through mobile and wireless technologies. Companies and institutions in the healthcare sector are progressively proposing innovative mhealth solutions that simultaneously reduce costs and improve the quality of life of citizens. In this chapter, a mobile app is proposed to promote healthy food habits through better management of the food each person has at home. This app intends to reduce food waste and promotes the development of good food practices based on the nutritional value of each recipe and the indication of potential allergies to ingredients. The development of the app was based on the best practices of Mobile UX, which is fundamental to offer intuitive interaction and rapid learning for the user. Furthermore, other factors also relevant in the context of mobile apps were considered in the development, namely usability, data backup, performance, security, scalability, and interoperability.
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