Boushey was also awarded , “ most cited randomized controlled trial paper ”, by The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity for , “ The connecting health and technology study : a 6-month randomized controlled trial to improve nutrition behaviors using a mobile food record and text messaging support in young adults ”. The lead author , Deb Kerr , PhD , at Curtin University in Australia , and co-investigator of the study , Boushey , worked closely together to incorporate technology into the study design . The goal of the study was to improve dietary intakes of fruits and vegetables , and reduce intakes of “ junk ” foods and sugar-sweetened beverages among young adults 18 to 30 years old .
One group received weekly messages , a second group received fewer messages which were tailored to the participants ’ diets by using the information from the images captured wtih a mobile food record app . Among the group with the tailored messages , the men reduced their intakes of “ junk ” food and the women reduced their intakes of sugar-sweetened beverages . The group receiving weekly generic messages and the control group did not change their food group servings .
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