Are Health Apps Beneficial for Already-Healthy People? - a podcast by RadioMD

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are-health-apps-beneficial-for-healthy-peopleWidely available, health apps aim to encourage people to adopt healthy behaviors ranging from weight loss to physical activity.If you’re looking to be more proactive about your health and fitness, “there’s an app for that” rings true for you.

Some experts argue that health apps have the potential to make a broad impact on the health of the general population.

But, others explain that there's not enough evidence to support such claims and suggest that health apps may even be harmful.

John P. Higgins, MD, discusses health and fitness apps and whether they're good or bad for people who are already healthy.

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