What is the Cleveland Clinic Diet App?

The Cleveland Clinic and FitNow, Inc. have introduced the Cleveland Clinic Diet app, offering health and diet advice based on evidence-based nutrition science and clinical success, combined with a comprehensive food and fitness tracker.

Personalized Support

The app provides individualized guided support from Cleveland Clinic health experts to help users make sustainable changes to their lifestyle and dietary habits for better health and well-being.

“We know that health is about far more than just weight. The goal of the Cleveland Clinic Diet app is to approach each individual’s health status and goals beyond the numbers on the scale.” – Julia Zumpano, RD, LD

Julia Zumpano, a registered dietitian at Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Human Nutrition, emphasizes that the app aims to help individuals overcome barriers and support them in creating lasting improvements in their health, considering their individual needs and preferences.

Expert-Led Courses

The app offers a curated series of courses from experts in nutrition, endocrinology, metabolism, heart health, digestive health, weight management, and mental health. Additionally, it uses FitNow’s easy-to-use tracking system, allowing individuals to log their food intake by scanning a nutrition label, taking a photo, or voice logging.

Two Unique Plans

• The BodyGuard plan – Focuses on achieving a balanced intake of essential nutrients, emphasizing a diverse array of macronutrients and mindful monitoring of sugar intake to promote stable energy levels and increased vitality.
• The HeartSmart plan – Informed by Cleveland Clinic’s expertise in heart care, this plan is designed to boost cardiovascular well-being, whether someone has diagnosed heart disease, is concerned about their family history, or wants to make lifestyle changes to protect their heart.

Collaboration with FitNow

The Cleveland Clinic Diet app was developed in collaboration with FitNow, the maker of the popular weight loss app, Lose It!

“We’re thrilled to combine Cleveland Clinic’s expert experience and content with our proven behavior change platform.” – Eric Puidokas, FitNow

Eric Puidokas, managing director and Chief Product Officer at FitNow, highlights that users are guided every step of the way as they work toward their individual health goals.

Advanced Features

The app includes empathetic and easy-to-understand content from health and medical writers, a food search and recommendation engine with billions of food entries, AI-powered speech-to-text recognition for voice logging, image logging via a proprietary machine-learning algorithm, and rapid barcode scanning and recognition software.

“Our goal was to launch the most accurate and rapid food voice logging available.” – Will Lowe, Ph.D., FitNow

Will Lowe, Ph.D., FitNow Chief Data Scientist, explains that the app’s voice logging delivers extremely high accuracy when detecting food and quantity, making it easier for users to log their meals.

Award-Winning App

The Cleveland Clinic Diet app was recognized as a Gold recipient of the Spring 2024 Digital Health Awards for excellence in the Mobile Application category.

The app is available for a free 7-day trial on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Cleveland Clinic

Andrea Pacetti, 216.316.3040, pacetta@ccf.org

Macy McMaster, 216.952.6301, mcmastm2@ccf.org

FitNow:

Erin Webster-Shaller, 401.525.1127, erin@loseit.com

Patrick Wetherille, 305.697.9004, Patrick@loseit.com