Me&Food Study

Me&Food Research Study

Self-monitoring of diet through smartphone applications is a promising method for measuring individual dietary patterns. Our team aims to understand the effect of culture, personality, and eating behavior on usage and acceptability of self-monitoring diet mobile applications.
The findings of our study can inform the design of more individualized and culturally aware diet monitoring apps.

Eligibility

• • Age 18+
  • Active email address
  • Used MyFitnessPal or/and LoseIt to log food
  • Logged food for > 1 month between July 2020-present
  • Ready to add the study’s MyFitnessPal/LoseIt account as friend on your MyFitnessPal/LoseIt app

Activities

• • Fill out a screening survey
  • Receive an email with link to the study survey.
  • The survey will take 45-60 minutes.
  • Complete study survey and receive an amazon gift card $20.
  • Extra compensation of $10 for MyFitnessPal users who consent to download of food diary records

If interested to participate, please complete the screening survey!

https://riceuniversity.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8vVe0Tt7ze39Vfo

Contact information: mefood@rice.edu

Principal Investigator: Ashutosh Sabharwal, Rice University ECE

This research study has been reviewed and approved by Rice University Institutional Review Board.  If you have concerns or questions regarding this study or your rights as a study participant, please contact Compliance Administrator – IRB, Rice University at:  irb@rice.edu or 713-348-3586.