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The effectiveness of a social media intervention for reducing portion sizes in young adults and adolescents.
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- Social Media and Children's and Adolescents' Diets: A Systematic Review of the Underlying Social and Physiological Mechanisms.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2022Pooled it
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- Empowering Young Women: A Qualitative Co-Design Study of a Social Media Health Promotion Programme.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Unlock digital health promotion in LMICs to benefit the youth.PLOS digital health · 2023Review
- The food and beverage cues in digital marketing model: special considerations of social media, gaming, and livestreaming environments for food marketing and eating behavior research.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveAdolescents and young adults select larger portions of energy-dense food than recommended. The majority of young people have a social media profile, and peer influence on social media may moderate the size of portions selected.
methodsTwo pilot interventions examined whether exposure to images of peers' portions of high-energy-dense (HED) snacks and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) on social media (Instagram) would influence reported desired portions selected on a survey. Confederate peers posted 'their' portions of HED snacks and SSBs on Instagram. At baseline and intervention end participants completed surveys that assessed desired portion sizes.
resultsIn intervention 1, undergraduate students (
conclusionsThese preliminary studies demonstrated that social media is a feasible way to communicate with young people. However, while the intervention influenced young adults' reported desired portions and social norms regarding their peers' portions, no significant impact on desired reported portion sizes was found for HED snacks and SSBs in adolescents. Desired portion sizes of some foods and beverages may be resistant to change via a social media intervention in this age group.
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