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Participants
Start Date
January 13, 2016
Primary Completion Date
April 30, 2016
Study Completion Date
April 30, 2016
Smartphone Application
The smartphone Application generates a shopping list for participants, based on a low caloric diet (energy requirements minus 500 kcals), taking into consideration the Dietary Guidelines for Americans' recommendations and also considering the available budget for each shopping event and the weekly discounts from major supermarkets.
Traditional Nutritional Counseling
Participants will have a face-to-face counseling session with a registered dietitian, who will provide recommendations for a low caloric diet (energy requirements minus 500 kcals) using the food group sheets from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus (UPR-MSC), San Juan
University of Puerto Rico
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