Testing a simpler food tracking app for weight loss
This study compares a new, shorter food-tracking app to standard full-intake tracking. It aims to see if the simpler app is easier to use and helps people stick with tracking.
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Who can take part
- You have access to a smartphone, internet, and an email address.
- You were or are part of one of these M.D. Anderson studies: MERIT, Project CHURCH, High Risk Breast Cohort, Mexican-American Cohort, or Mind Your BEAT.
- You can read and understand English well enough to use the app.
- Your BMI is between 28 and 40.
- You are motivated to lose weight and not currently doing another weight loss program or taking weight loss medicines.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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