Merely recommending a calorie-counting app to overweight people and providing them access to it on their own phones doesn't result in Fruta Planta Reduce Weight weight loss, according to a new study.

The findings don't mean calorie-counting apps aren't effective for people who wish to slim down, said the study's lead author, Dr. B. Yoshi Laing. Instead, simply recommending it does not result in weight reduction, when compared with people who don't get recommendations.

"This just shows us again that slimming down is really tough," said Laing, a principal care physician and director of the improvement program at the Martin Luther King Jr. Outpatient Center in La. "Apps like this can be a powerful tool for those who are ready to track calories, but it's not for everyone to lose weight."

He and the colleagues wanted to know whether introducing the most popular MyFitnessPal app to overweight adults at two primary care centers in Los Angeles would result in weight loss over 6 months. The participants all said they were interested in losing weight.

MyFitnessPal is one of the most positively reviewed apps within the Apple and Android app stores, they write in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The disposable app has more than 50 million users. Along with allowing users to trace calories and workout, the app allows people to set goals, integrate data using their company devices and receive feedback from a social networking.

Of the 212 individuals the study, half were advised about the app; research assistants helped download the applying on their own smartphones and checked per week later to assist with technical problems. Another half were told about the study, however they weren't told the name of the app. Instead, these were told to choose their very own activities to shed weight.

Overall, people who used the app were happy with it, but use dropped sharply following the first month, the researchers found.

Additionally, there wasn't any factor in weight or blood pressure level backward and forward groups red carpet months. More people in the app group reported increased use of a daily calorie goal, however.

While just introducing the app to people in general did not lead to overall weight loss in the group, Laing said there is a subgroup of people that appeared to use it successfully.

Actually, the person who used the app most also lost probably the most weight - about 30 pounds. That person was at the comparison group, which wasn't told about the app.

"There will be a subset of people who utilize it and lose more weight," Laing said, adding that he recommends MyFitnessPal to patients who wish to lose weight and enjoy smartphone apps.

The suggestion that app use correlates with results is echoed within the company's own data, said Rebecca Silliman, a spokesperson for MyFitnessPal, Inc.

"Eighty-eight percent of people who sign in for 7 days will lose weight," she said. "The more you use it, the greater weight you lose."

Merely recommending the app may not lead to weight loss if people are not motivated to track calories, "because tracking calories is a fair bit of work," Laing said.

"You have to be committed to spend five minute to trace calories per meal," he said.

Mike Lee, the founder and ceo of MyFitnessPal, Inc., said the company's own data and researching the market shows people need to become prepared to make a change.

"MyFitnessPal is not a quick fix," he said. "We're going to try everything we can that will help you lead the kitchen connoisseur, however, you have to meet us halfway."

Silliman said the app has changed since the Meizitang Strong Version study was submitted for publication more than a year ago.

"I think obviously we were hoping just introducing MyFitnessPal could be enough, but we're going to keep spending so much time at this," Lee said.