Mobile technologies are being used to deliver health behavior interventions. The study aims
to determine how health behavior theories are applied to mobile interventions. This is a …

Background Self‐administered survey questionnaires are an important data collection tool in
clinical practice, public health research and epidemiology. They are ideal for achieving a …

The intent of this chapter is to enhance understanding of various dietary assessment
methods so that the most appropriate method for a particular need is chosen. This review …

Introduction The use of innovative technologies is deemed to improve dietary assessment in
various research settings. However, their relative merits in nutritional epidemiological …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to extend the technology readiness and acceptance
model (TRAM) to consider an individual's health consciousness (HC), thereby improving the …

Background The introduction of Apple's iPhone provided a platform for developers to design
third-party apps, which greatly expanded the functionality and utility of mobile devices for …

Images captured during eating episodes provide objective information to assist in the
assessment of dietary intake. Images are captured using handheld devices or wearable …

There is a growing concern about chronic diseases and other health problems related to diet
including obesity and cancer. The need to accurately measure diet (what foods a person …

In 2007, the National Institutes of Health developed the Genes, Environment and Health
Initiative (GEI)(www. gei. nih. gov) to promote research to better understand the genetic and …

The advent of the internet and smartphone technology has allowed dietary assessment to
reach the 21st century! The variety of foods available on the supermarket shelf is now …