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Food Trends and Popular Nutrition Advice Online – Implications for Public Health
Author(s) -
Divya Ramachandran,
James Kite,
Amy Vassallo,
Josephine Y. Chau,
Stephanie R. Partridge,
Becky Freeman,
Timothy Gill
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
online journal of public health informatics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1947-2579
DOI - 10.5210/ojphi.v10i2.9306
Subject(s) - popularity , social media , public health , advertising , the internet , medicine , internet privacy , public relations , psychology , business , political science , world wide web , computer science , social psychology , nursing
Public health organisations need to be more engaged on popular internet platforms such as Facebook. The prevailing popular nutrition advice online may increase consumer confusion, scepticism and even avoidance of dietary advice. Proactive efforts are needed by public health organisations, in partnership social marketing experts, to create and share engaging and accurate nutrition content. Partnership with celebrities should be explored to improve reach and impact of evidence-based diet recommendations online.

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