How accurate are food tracking apps?

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Many people use food tracking apps, whether for weight loss purposes, or to help manage a medical condition.

But when it comes to how much energy, fat, protein or sodium is in a certain food, how accurate are they?

Researchers have looked at hundreds of apps and identified some of their blind spots — including multicultural meals.

Guest

Dr Juliana Chen, accredited practising dietitian and lecturer at the University of Sydney

References

Evaluating the Quality and Comparative Validity of Manual Food Logging and Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Food Image Recognition in Apps for Nutrition Care

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