Review of Mobile Health (mHealth) Solutions for Food-related Conditions and Nutritional Risk Factors

摘要

Representing a subarea of eHealth and Telemedicine, mHealth solutions are becoming more and more widespread. Food-related conditions, like food hypersensitivities, diabetes, obesity and associated risk factors, pose a major threat to the public worldwide. This paper investigates the variety of mHealth solutions in the area of food-related health conditions and assesses their potentials for the affected end-users, related health professionals and possible health economic impacts. A wealth of mHealth approaches targeted at the area of food and health exist; however, several areas for improvement are revealed.