{"id":1878,"date":"2016-09-13T06:02:35","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T06:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/futurefoodecosystem.org\/?p=1878"},"modified":"2022-05-23T08:16:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T06:16:28","slug":"feat-impact-report-feat-summer-school-challenge-results-lets-be-visual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futurefoodinstitute.org\/it\/2016\/09\/13\/feat-impact-report-feat-summer-school-challenge-results-lets-be-visual\/","title":{"rendered":"Feat Impact Report: Feat Summer School Challenge Results."},"content":{"rendered":"\"feat_grafidata_finale-01\"\n<\/a>\n
How Can FeatApp Make an Impact? <\/b><\/blockquote>\nFeatApp is more than just an app. It is a tool within the Feat ecosystem, a larger visionary project where technological, social and communication tools merge together to effect behaviour change for the overall improvement of wellness. FeatApp strives to make an impact on overall health and wellness through engaging users in physical activity and exposing them to nutritionally abundant food experiences. FeatApp aims to leverage technology to gamify the whole health experience, bridging the virtual with the real world.<\/span>\nL' <\/span>World Health Organization<\/span><\/a> defines health as a \u201cstate of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.\u201d FeatApp targets two main elements proven crucial to overall health: physical activity and diet <\/span>(Wiseman 2008)<\/span><\/a>. <\/span>\n
Physical Activity<\/b><\/blockquote>\nIn 2009, the World Health Organization identified physical inactivity as the fourth greatest risk for noncommunicable diseases <\/span>(World Health Organization 2009)<\/span><\/a>. Recent survey-driven data indicates that 31% of adults worldwide do not perform enough physical activity to meet the minimum recommendations for overall wellness <\/span>(Hallal et al. 2012)<\/span><\/a>. Increases in physical activity are associated with reduced risk of morbidity and mortality <\/span>(Huffman 2010)<\/span><\/a>. Healthcare literature supports the development of accessible interventions that integrate behavioural economics, wearable devices, principles of evidence-based behaviour change and community support <\/span>(van Mierlo et al. 2016)<\/span><\/a>. <\/span>\nAbundant global research proves there is demand for products to increase personal physical activity. Physical inactivity is costly to individual health, but also economically strains healthcare systems <\/span>(Oldridge 2008)<\/span><\/a> around the globe. Since it is proven that wearable devices and pedometers significantly increase physical activity <\/span>(Bravata et al. 2007)<\/span><\/a>, FeatApp aims to build on this foundation and create a way to make physical activity more attractive to users through their activity tracking app that offers an extrinsic reward system,doubling as a healthy diet awareness tool. <\/span>\n
Diet <\/b><\/blockquote>\nDiet, together with physical activity, has an important influence on health <\/span>(Gillman et al. 2001)<\/span><\/a>. By offering extrinsic food product and experience rewards, FeatApp hopes to draw user attention to their personal eating habits and diets. Studies show that programs that target diet and physical activity together have enhanced outcomes (Gillman, Matthew W., et al., 2001). Because socio-economic status directly affects nutritional interest, cooking skills and motivation, Feat <\/span>(Darmon & Drewnowski 2008)<\/span><\/a>, as a free downloadable app, FeatApp hopes to target users at any status, and also provide access to good food at a discounted price. FeatApp aims to expose users to a variety of food products and experiences that complement the objective of increased overall health.<\/span>\n
Behaviour change<\/b><\/blockquote>\nResearch shows motivation playing a crucial role in eating and activity behaviour change <\/span>(Kelly et al. 1991)<\/span><\/a>. Proactive healthcare technologies <\/span>(Intille 2004)<\/span><\/a> and reward systems represents the main incentive to incite behaviour change, while at the moment, they are mainly focused on fitness and outdoor rewards for boosting the activity level itself <\/span>(van Mierlo et al. 2016)<\/span><\/a> r<\/span><\/a>esearch shows certain classes of natural extrinsic reinforcers, such as food, are highly effective in as motivators.  <\/span>(Berns et al. 2001)<\/span><\/a>, resulting in greater and more consistent changes in behaviour <\/span>(Tarou & Bashaw 2007\/2)<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\nFeatApp aims to provide motivation for behaviour change (increase physical activity) through extrinsic healthy food rewards. FeatApp uses gamified technology in attempt to engage users and increase physical activity. The use and exposure to healthy food rewards and experiences works to capitalise on the linked motivational effect, encouraging healthy physical activity and nutritional patterns that continue over time.  <\/span>\n
Feat Summer School Mediterraneo Challenge<\/b><\/blockquote>\nFrom July 4 to 24, 2016 Feat was invited to take part in the <\/span>Food Innovation Summer School Mediterraneo<\/span><\/a>. The intensive and immersive program was designed to bring together students from around the globe for an in-depth look at food innovation in the context of Mediterranean culture. Feat\u2019s objective was to prototype a customized version of FeatApp for the Food Innovation Summer School (known as FeatSS) that would build upon FeatApp\u2019s behaviour change technology, encouraging community engagement in addition. <\/span> <\/a>\n
The Objective<\/b><\/blockquote>\nValidate a technological-based, health-behaviour changing system in the form of a beta app called FeatSS, using food and community as motivational drivers, and physical activity as the main input data.<\/span> <\/a>\n
Outcome Hypotheses<\/b><\/blockquote>\n