The American Medical Association has released a free app to help patients improve their overall health as part of the AMA's Healthier Life Steps program.

“Every January, Americans implement New Year’s resolutions that involve healthy eating and increased physical activity,” said AMA president Peter W. Carmel, MD. “This new app encourages people to work with their physicians to set healthy goals, and it allows users to track their progress and accomplish their goals.”

The AMA says the Weigh What Matters app is free, easy to use and encourages users to consult with their physician to establish personal health goals covering weight, eating, and activity. Once goals are established, users can track their weight, physical activity, and nutrition with daily entries. It also calculates a user’s body mass index (BMI) and provides a mechanism to view progress reports and email them to the user’s physician.

The Weigh What Matters is the first AMA app that will be available in both the iTunes Store and the Android Marketplace. To download the app, click here. For more information about AMA's Healthier Life Steps, visit www.ama-assn.org/go/lifesteps.