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    Avaliação de aplicativos móveis para o controle nutricional em indivíduos adultos
    (Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2017-12-21) Fernandes, Mauro Petrini [UNIFESP]; Marin, Heimar de Fátima [UNIFESP]; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5458785300394469; http://lattes.cnpq.br/2281683250808717; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
    Objective: To evaluate mobile applications for the control of a healthy diet. Methods: This is an assessment study using didactic, technical, and nutritional analysis tools for mobile applications that provide nutritional diet for healthy adult individuals developed for the Android operating system found in the Google Play® store and free of charge. A didactic and technical evaluation instrument was validated, and a nutritional assessment tool based on the content of the applications was also developed, validated by nutritionists. Both instruments were applied to the applications that met the selection criteria. To the applications with higher scores in the instruments, were applied to three case studies simulating obese, athlete and normal individuals. Results: The 18 applications contained on average 47% of the analyzed variables. The three best applications scored on the two analytical tools are equivalent in the amount of variables analyzed, in the information they display, and in the usability items reports, security, and storage of data in the cloud. For the case of the individual athlete analyzed, only one application indicates recommended minimum diet. For the obese individual, the same application indicates diet far below that recommended by international bodies and another application also recommends diet with 200 cal. below the recommended minimum. For the normal individual, the same application also indicates a diet far below the recommended one. The three apps change calorie intake values for each case and none have their value repeated between them. Conclusion: According to the results obtained in the application of the two analysis tools in this study, all mHealth apps available in Android for nutritional control have poor quality for the user, since none reached the 70 points with the two instruments applied.