Review on online and mobile weight loss management system for overcoming obesity

Author

Yusof, Ahmad Fadhil ; Iahad, N.A.

Author_Institution

Univ. Teknol. Malaysia (UTM), Skudai, Malaysia

Volume

1

fYear

2012

fDate

12-14 June 2012

Firstpage

198

Lastpage

203

Abstract

This paper reviews previous research that used ICT intervention for weight loss management to overcome obesity. The aim of this review is to identify ways that ICT contribute towards effective weight loss management and the opportunities that ICT can provide towards successful weight loss. This paper not only includes review of journal papers but also review of various available online weight loss management systems. Main finding from this review is, ICT´s usage for weight loss management can be classified into: Diet Plan and Guideline, Online Community and Mobile Applications. In addition to this, ICT namely the Internet and mobile applications offer vast opportunities towards effective weight loss through self-monitoring which is a key success factor for weight loss.

Keywords

Internet; health care; mobile computing; ICT intervention; Internet; diet guideline; diet plan; mobile applications; mobile weight loss management system; obesity; online community; Electrocardiography; Lead; Medical services; Mobile communication; Monitoring; Mobile Weight Loss Application; Online Weight Loss Application; Self-Monitoring; Weight Loss Monitoring; Weight loss Management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer & Information Science (ICCIS), 2012 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kuala Lumpeu

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1937-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCISci.2012.6297239

Filename

6297239