2018 perfect diet tracker12/26/2023 ![]() However, the way something is represented does not always equal reality, but is that the case of Lifesum? ![]() Just by downloading this single app, you could make your life happier and healthier. The description of the app leaves the readers with no doubt that this app will solve all of their food consumption habits for the better. Furthermore, the app presents itself as a knowledge provider to empower users for a more conscious meal and grocery choice, helping them to determine which kind of food they should consume more and which less, and of course assisting with switching brands for better quality food. This health-transforming app offers its users the ability to get access to the basic features such as a customized account with calorie, physical, and water intake tracking for free, but it also has different subscriptions that provide users with the opportunity to receive a customized meal plan, have access to a food library full of recipes, detailed nutrition information, food ratings, etc. The tracking device has 45 million users who are “on the journey to better health and discover how tracking small habits can make a big difference in becoming happier and healthier” (Lifesum, 2021). The app has been awarded ‘Editor’s choice’ in the Apple store for 2018 and won ‘App of the Day’ in 2019. The diet and macro tracker ‘Lifesum’ has received a lot of attention in the last two years due to their strong marketing campaigns. Thus, it is interesting to determine what makes some apps more desired by users than others. Despite their different names, they mostly possess the same features such as customized accounts, calorie tracking, physical activity tracking, and water intake tracker. The market of food tracking devices has become a competitive field with new apps being launched every month. © Users’ experiences with the Lifesum Food Trackerįood tracking devices may be seen as a societal necessity to balance people’s food choices and help them achieve their weight goals, but these days apps are not always portrayed the same way as users experience them. Thus, food tracking devices and apps were offered as an answer to people's prayers and to help them gain insight into their own eating behaviors in order to establish control over their own health. The major issue was the relationship that people had with food, as well as, their eating habits. They needed something more than a restricting meal plan that had low-efficiency rates and was coming with a lot of demotivation. ![]() It did not take a long time for people to realize that dieting is not the answer to their health goals or problems. “Around 80 percent of dieters regain all the weight they lost within a year, and 85 percent regain it within two years” (Norton,2020). Unfortunately, more and more people have reported the insufficiency of diets when it comes to the rate of success. “The number of people on specific diets to lose weight or to be healthier is on the rise, up nearly 22 percent from last year, from 14 percent to 36 percent, according to the Food & Health Survey released by the International Food Information Council Foundation” (Stych, 2018). One connection between these health problems is food. As a result, a global concern from health institutions and professionals has emerged, as well as people's desire to preserve their health. ![]() There is a major spread of diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and high blood pressure across the globe, particularly in America, with percentages increasing every year. However, obesity was not the only health issue that individuals should worry about. The fast change in obesity rates was described as a health crisis by many dietitians and health organizations. In 2019, the estimated number of children under the age of 5 that are obese is 38.5 million, and particularly in Africa, the percentage of overweight children has increased by almost 24% since 2000 (WHO, 2020). Obesity among children and adolescents aged 5-19 has risen from just 4% in 1975 to just over 18% in 2016 (WHO, 2020). The rates of obesity are increasing each year. The changes in the quality of food worldwide and the shift in people’s lifestyles had major consequences on the overall health of the population. However, the growing attention and increased usage are easy to grasp. It is challenging to determine exactly when food tracking began. © Is it really necessary to have a food tracker app? ![]()
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