Boosting the Immune System, From Science to Myth: Analysis the Infosphere With Google.

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

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Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

1. Quality and accuracy of online nutrition-related information: a systematic review of content analysis studies.Public health nutrition · 2023
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2. Quality Gaps in Online Media Coverage of Antiamyloid Monoclonal Antibodies for Alzheimer Disease.JAMA network open · 2026
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3. Assessment of HPV Knowledge and Awareness among Students and Staff at IBB University, Niger State, Nigeria: Implications for Health Education and Prevention.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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4. Anthocyanins as Immunomodulatory Dietary Supplements: A Nutraceutical Perspective and Micro-/Nano-Strategies for Enhanced Bioavailability.Nutrients · 2023
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5. Coping with the COVID-19 pandemic by strengthening immunity as a nonpharmaceutical intervention: A major public health challenge.Health science reports · 2023
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6. The use of herbal and dietary supplements for COVID-19 prevention: A survey among the public in a Malaysian suburban town.Journal of herbal medicine · 2023
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7. Perspectives and practices of dietitians with regards to social/mass media use during the transitions from face-to-face to telenutrition in the time of COVID-19: A cross-sectional survey in 10 Arab countries.Frontiers in public health · 2023
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8. Determination of Factors Influencing Pharmacists While Recommending Immune-Enhancing ProductsTurkish journal of pharmaceutical sciences · 2022
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9. Online information in Spanish on probiotics, yoghurt, kefir, kombucha, fibre and prebiotics: an analysis of the quality of information and the certainty of the evidence supporting health claims.BMJ open · 2022
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10. Environmental and public health co-benefits of consumer switches to immunity-supporting food.Ambio · 2022
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11. Cross-sectional study on the role of public awareness in preventing the spread of COVID-19 outbreak in India.Postgraduate medical journal · 2021
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12. Online information on face masks: analysis of websites in Italian and English returned by different search engines.BMJ open · 2021
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13. Dietary Supplements during COVID-19 Outbreak. Results of Google Trends Analysis Supported by PLifeCOVID-19 Online Studies.Nutrients · 2020
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14. COVID-19 and 'immune boosting' on the internet: a content analysis of Google search results.BMJ open · 2020
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15. "Immune Boosting" in the time of COVID: selling immunity on Instagram.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2020
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16. COVID-19: is there a role for immunonutrition, particularly in the over 65s?BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2020
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17. Online Information on Probiotics: Does It Match Scientific Evidence?Frontiers in medicine · 2019
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Authors and funding

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Abstract

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