article_snippet.sent: Smartphone health apps have been accused of  ‘fuelling anxiety’ Smartphone health apps’re designed to make it easier for you to get healthy.
article_snippet.sent: But in fact mobile health apps are ‘fuelling anxiety’ and
article_snippet.sent: The ‘untested and unscientific’ apps cause stress by making us worry that us are abnormal or unhealthy, says Dr Des SpenceDes Spence.
article_snippet.sent: But Dr Des Spence warned that newer apps that monitor your heart rate, blood pressure and blood oxygen levels could be causing unnecessary worry without providing any benefit.
article_snippet.sent: The truth is that these apps and devices are untested and unscientific, and these apps and devices will open the door of uncertainty’, senior GP wrote in the British Medical Journal.
article_snippet.sent: ‘My concern with the health apps is the health apps have the potential to fuel anxiety without any benefit.
article_snippet.sent: Warning: Apps that monitor your heart rate, blood pressure and blood oxygen levels could be causing unnecessary worry, says senior GP .
article_snippet.sent: Dr Spence said the majority of apps which just monitor your calorie intake or step count were ‘harmless’, but are unlikely to offer many health benefits.
article_snippet.sent: However, Dr Iltifat Husain, editor of the iMedicalApps.com website, said there was no evidence health apps caused harm.
highlights_snippet.sent: Health apps such as MyFitnessPal ‘fuel anxiety’ says senior GP .
  