Nutrition and food literacy: framing the challenges to health communication

P Silva, R Araújo, F Lopes, S Ray - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nutrition and food literacy are two important concepts that are often used interchangeably,
but they are not synonymous. Nutrition refers to the study of how food affects the body, while …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the application of social media in food waste campaigns and interventions: A systematic scoping review of the academic and grey literature

EL Jenkins, L Brennan, A Molenaar… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Consumer food waste is a growing issue that has a severe impact on the
economy and the environment. Social media is an online communication tool that has the …

[HTML][HTML] Young adults' use of different social media platforms for health information: Insights from web-based conversations

MSC Lim, A Molenaar, L Brennan, M Reid… - Journal of medical …, 2022 - jmir.org
Background Social media–delivered health promotion has demonstrated limited uptake and
effectiveness among young adults. Understanding how young adults interact with existing …

[HTML][HTML] The use of social media as a persuasive platform to facilitate nutrition and health behavior change in young adults: web-based conversation study

VJ Friedman, CJC Wright, A Molenaar… - Journal of medical …, 2022 - jmir.org
Background Globally, suboptimal dietary choices are a leading cause of noncommunicable
diseases. Evidence for effective interventions to address these behaviors, particularly in …

Communication of nutrition information by influencers on social media: A scoping review

A Rogers, S Wilkinson, O Downie… - … Promotion Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Issue addressed Although government promoted public health, social media and media
campaigns have communicated nutrition information, the Australian population remains …

Impact of fitness influencers on the level of physical activity performed by Instagram users in the United States of America: analytical cross-sectional study

HJ Tricás-Vidal, MC Vidal-Peracho… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Physical activity positively influences the general population's health. Social
media networks may promote changes in physical activity habits. This study aimed to …

Improving communication of the UK sustainable healthy dietary guidelines the Eatwell guide: a rapid review

AE Culliford, J Bradbury, EB Medici - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Food-based dietary guidelines (FBDG) are a key public health tool, providing
evidence-based recommendations for a healthy and more environmentally sustainable diet …

[HTML][HTML] Using Natural Language Processing to Explore Social Media Opinions on Food Security: Sentiment Analysis and Topic Modeling Study

A Molenaar, D Lukose, L Brennan, EL Jenkins… - Journal of Medical …, 2024 - jmir.org
Background Social media has the potential to be of great value in understanding patterns in
public health using large-scale analysis approaches (eg, data science and natural language …

Exploring Food Waste Conversations on Social Media: A Sentiment, Emotion, and Topic Analysis of Twitter Data

EL Jenkins, D Lukose, L Brennan, A Molenaar… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Food waste is a complex issue requiring novel approaches to understand and identify areas
that could be leveraged for food waste reduction. Data science techniques such as …

A scoping review of observational studies on food and beverage advertising on social media: A public health perspective

JP Matos, MB Rodrigues, CK Duarte… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Popular social media platforms have been actively used by ultra-processed food companies
to promote their products. Being exposed to this type of advertising increases the …