Associated Press June 30, 2026 • 11:37

Nutrition apps can help build healthy habits. For some users, their gaming features carry risks - AP News

By Albert Stumm

Nutrition apps can help build healthy habits. For some users, their gaming features carry risks - AP News

The next time you get a trophy on a smartphone app, it might not be from a game. Gamification has spread into all kinds of online areas. But its spread into nutrition apps has some researchers worried. Health professionals say the apps can be helpful for peop…

Green means go, red means stop. Trophies or confetti come with good performance, and people who fall behind get nudged to do better.
Those brightly colored engagement tactics long ago jumped from sm… [+4724 chars]

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