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Volume 08
Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education
Public Health Summit 2018
May 24-25, 2018
May 24-25, 2018 Osaka, Japan
4
th
World Congress on
Public Health, Epidemiology & Nutrition
A new insight on the utilization of MyPlate recommendations to explore nutritional outcomes and the
deployment of a social media mobile based feedback concept to collect dietary intake: A Pilot study
Younis A Salmean, Hind Almulla, Noura Alkharji, Shorooq Alkandari, Dalal Alkhamis and Dari Alhuwail
Kuwait University, Kuwait
M
yPlate recommendations may be useful to enhance public knowledge of appropriate nutrition practices, however,
language and technology barriers and the unawareness of the website makes MyPlate tools a lost opportunity for the
Kuwaiti population. We sought out to enhance knowledge of nutritional practices such as consumption of more fruits and
vegetables and reduced energy intake usingMyPlate recommendations by relaying a translated version of the recommendations
using printed and mobile versions over a 4-week period. We also attempted to exploit mobile technology to collect dietary
intake using novel mobile based method. Participants were asked to take a photo of each item prior to consumption and
after consumption, where photos are submitted via mobile sharing message App immediately. In addition, each photo was
accompanied by detailed description of type, amount and brand of what was cosnumed. In addition, the mobile feedback
allowed the staff to further ask the participants for dietary details to enhance the dietary collection whenever it was needed.
There was a significant change in weight in the intervention group (65.5 kg to 65.0 kg, P<0.05) but not in the control group
(60.7 kg to 60.8 kg). There were no changes in other indicators related to fruit and vegetables consumption or energy intake.
The mobile feedback method was convienent with high compliance. Collection of dietary intake on mobile using instant
feedback appears to be practical, convenient and cost effective. The dissemination of MyPlate recommendations on mobile
appears to have a limited but positive impact over a short time frame.
younis.salmean@gmail.comJ Community Med Health Educ 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711-C2-036