Accepted for/Published in: Journal of Medical Internet Research
Date Submitted: Apr 13, 2026
Open Peer Review Period: Apr 13, 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
Date Accepted: Jul 21, 2026
(closed for review but you can still tweet)
Association Between Daily Food-Tracking Frequency and Clinically Significant Weight Loss: Retrospective Cohort Study of 5132 Mobile App Users
ABSTRACT
In this retrospective cohort of 3878 users of a commercial nutrition-tracking mobile health application who met prespecified engagement and follow-up criteria, higher food-tracking frequency was associated with greater weight loss over 6 months; 60.2% of users lost at least 5% of body weight.
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