Some users of popular fitness and calorie counting apps experience shame, disappointment and demotivation, potentially ...

In fact, “there are very few nutrition apps I would wholeheartedly recommend,” Desiree Nielsen, RD, a recipe developer with a ...

"We are good at blaming and shaming...but actually it has the opposite effect," a senior author of the study said.

New research suggests that popular calorie-counting and workout-tracking apps may be doing more harm than good, leaving users ...

Analysis of 14,000 user complaints reveals fitness apps set impossible goals that trigger shame and drive users to quit. Why ...

Ladder said that its advantage is that people are already tracking workouts through the Ladder app, with nutrition tracking ...

You may have a pretty good idea of how much you should be eating per day. Or you might not have a clue and simply tuck into ...

Researchers said some users experience shame, disappointment, frustration and futility when using fitness apps, undermining ...

Some users of fitness apps noted feelings of shame, disappointment and demotivation when they didn’t achieve their health ...

Researchers found that users felt 'shame' when they logged unhealthy foods and disappointment when not meeting their goals.

A new study reveals that popular fitness apps can cause guilt and frustration, reducing motivation and wellbeing instead of ...

I've covered a few angles of the food tracking story over the past few years. I use a food tracking app myself (on and off, not constantly), and I believe they can be helpful, but only for those ...