1 paper4 findings
Meeting minimum daily physical activity requirements
upin humans1
Mhenal increases meeting minimum daily physical activity requirements in humans (77.4% at baseline to 89.6%).
“Physical activity levels also improved, with 89.6% meeting minimum daily requirements compared to 77.4% at baseline.”
Human trialOverweight and obese adults in urban Sri Lanka12 monthsn = 600
Messages may lower predicted heart and blood vessel disease risk
medRxiv12 Oct 2026Preprint
Daily salt intake
downin humans1
Mhenal decreases daily salt intake in humans (7.64 to 5.62 g daily).
“reducing daily salt intake from 7.64g to 5.62g.”
Human trialOverweight and obese adults in urban Sri Lanka12 monthsn = 600
Messages may lower predicted heart and blood vessel disease risk
medRxiv12 Oct 2026Preprint
Daily fruit and vegetable intake
upin humans1
Mhenal increases daily fruit and vegetable intake in humans (3.6 to 5.5 servings daily).
“Participants in the mHealth arm demonstrated substantial behavioral improvements, including increasing daily fruit and vegetable servings from 3.6 to 5.5”
Human trialOverweight and obese adults in urban Sri Lanka12 monthsn = 600
Messages may lower predicted heart and blood vessel disease risk
medRxiv12 Oct 2026Preprint
Predicted 10-year cardiovascular disease risk
downin humans1
Mhenal decreases predicted 10-year cardiovascular disease risk in humans (Reported risk-category proportion: 10.0% to 6.2%; control: 11.0% to 9.7%).
“The intervention significantly reduced the proportion of participants with a 10-year CVD risk from 10.0% to 6.2% (p=0.003)”
Human trialOverweight and obese adults in urban Sri LankaAutomated text and voice messages in participants' native languageTwo text messages and two voice messages per week12 monthsn = 600
Messages may lower predicted heart and blood vessel disease risk
medRxiv12 Oct 2026Preprint
The reported share at predicted risk of heart and blood vessel disease fell from 10.0% to 6.2% with messages, versus 11.0% to 9.7% with usual care.The reported share at predicted risk of heart and blood vessel disease fell from 10.0% to 6.2% with messages, versus 11.0% to 9.7% with usual care.