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Wearables and Health Apps in Nutrition Practice: Reviewing the evidence for emerging tools in personalised and prevention-led healthcare

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The new generation of wearables are emerging as potential tools in preventative medicine, offering individuals continuous ‘real-time’ data and personalised insights that can be delivered outside of clinical settings. Though this provides individuals with notable benefits including greater agency and access to data, it also presents a new model of working for clinicians and practitioners, for which there is currently no framework. This short article explores the current evidence on PWDs, the benefits to individuals, and their application in prevention-led healthcare as delivered by nutrition and lifestyle practitioners.

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Journal - issue #11

Preventative Health - Genetics and Wearable Devices

Genetics in personalised nutrition practice, CGMs in preventative health and the power of wearable devices

Published May 2026

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