#Fail: the quality and accuracy of nutrition-related information by influential Australian Instagram accounts

Autor: Emily Denniss, Rebecca Lindberg, Laura E. Marchese, Sarah A. McNaughton
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
Předmět:
Zdroj: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1479-5868
DOI: 10.1186/s12966-024-01565-y
Popis: Abstract Background Social media is a popular source of information about food and nutrition. There is a high degree of inaccurate and poor-quality nutrition-related information present online. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality and accuracy of nutrition-related information posted by popular Australian Instagram accounts and examine trends in quality and accuracy based on author, topic, post engagement, account verification and number of followers. Methods A sample of posts by Australian Instagram accounts with ≥ 100,000 followers who primarily posted about nutrition was collected between September 2020 and September 2021. Posts containing nutrition-related information were evaluated to determine the quality and accuracy of the information. Quality was assessed using the Principles for Health-Related Information on Social Media tool and accuracy was assessed against information contained in the Australian Dietary Guidelines, Practice-based Evidence in Nutrition database, Nutrient Reference Values and Metafact. Results A total of 676 posts were evaluated for quality and 510 posts for accuracy, originating from 47 Instagram accounts. Overall, 34.8% of posts were classified as being of poor quality, 59.2% mediocre, 6.1% good and no posts were of excellent quality. A total of 44.7% of posts contained inaccuracies. Posts authored by nutritionists or dietitians were associated with higher quality scores (β, 17.8, CI 13.94–21.65; P
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals
Nepřihlášeným uživatelům se plný text nezobrazuje