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