ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Is Social Media Spreading Misinformation on Exercise and Health in Brazil?
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Physical Activity Misinformation on Social Media: Systematic Review.JMIR infodemiology · 2025Pooled it
- Misinformation on cardiovascular disease spreads through social networks: a scoping review.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- The new fitness world: commodifying well-being in the neoliberal era.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2026Article
- Psychological manipulation mechanisms of false fitness and supplement information and public health risks: from information manipulation to behavioral decision-making.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Use of digital platforms and social media as a source of information on children's oral health by parents: a cross-sectional survey analysis in a Spanish sample.Frontiers in oral health · 2026Article
- Leisure-Time Physical Activity Patterns and Predictors in Patients Before and After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Cross-sectional Study.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Knowledge of gym goers on myths and truths in resistance training.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Heat Acclimation Knowledge among Recreational Runners.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Instagram (IG) reaches millions of people, sharing personal content and all kinds of information, including those related to exercise and health. However, the scientific quality of the posted information is questionable. Thus, this study aimed to analyze whether exercise and health information posted by popular Brazilian IG influencers has technical-scientific accuracy. A personal IG account was created to identify Brazilian IG profiles. The inclusion criteria of the accounts were: (1) having 50% of all the shared posts related to topics about exercise and health, such as nutrition, health and wellness, medicine, or physical fitness; and (2) having over 100,000 followers. Qualitative analysis revealed a low quality percentage (38.79 ± 25.43%) for all analyzed posts. Out of all the posts, only 13 (~2.7%) cited a reference endorsing the information. Moreover, the higher quality-ratio score of the posts was not directly associated with the higher educational qualification of the influencers (r = 0.313;
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