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ArticlePublic health nutrition2023

Are popular books about diet and health written based on scientific evidence? A comparison of citations between the USA and Japan.

Fumi Oono, Riho Adachi, Akinori Yaegashi, Madoka Kishino, Risa Ogata, Anna Kinugawa, Ayari Tsumura, Mizuki Suga, Moe Matsumoto, Tomoya Takaoka and 3 more

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13 authors.

Fumi OonoDepartment of Social and Preventive Epidemiology, Division of Health Sciences and Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9100-7387
Riho AdachiDepartment of Social and Preventive Epidemiology, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Akinori YaegashiDepartment of Health and Nutrition, Faculty of Human Science, Hokkaido Bunkyo University, Hokkaido, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7293-7439
Madoka KishinoDepartment of Food and Nutritional Science, Graduate School of Applied Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5912-2657
Risa OgataDepartment of Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Human Life and Environmental Science, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo, Japan.
Anna KinugawaDepartment of International and Community Oral Health, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Miyagi, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3988-765X
Ayari TsumuraDepartment of Clinical Nutrition and Food Management, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan.
Mizuki SugaDepartment of Social and Preventive Epidemiology, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Moe MatsumotoDepartment of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo, Japan.
Tomoya TakaokaDivision of Clinical Nutrition, Shinshu University Hospital, Nagano, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8357-1754
Yuya KakutaniFaculty of Health and Nutrition, Osaka Shoin Women's University, Osaka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0066-2464
Kentaro MurakamiDepartment of Social and Preventive Epidemiology, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4189-7753
Satoshi SasakiDepartment of Social and Preventive Epidemiology, Division of Health Sciences and Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5927-2364

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo describe and compare the references cited in popular books about diet and health between the USA and Japan.

designBooks were selected based on their best-seller rankings in the diet and health category of online bookstores. We identified references throughout all pages of the books and examined the number of references, reference format (identifiable or not) and presence of specific types of references, such as systematic reviews of human research. We compared the characteristics of references between the two countries and examined related factors to citation.

settingCross-sectional study.

participantsBooks (

resultsAmong 100 books from each country, sixty-five US and sixty-six Japanese books had references. Forty-five US books cited more than 100 references, against only five Japanese books. The number of books that cited systematic reviews of human research differed between the USA (

conclusionsTwo-thirds of books about diet and health cited references in both the USA and Japan, but Japanese books cited fewer references and were less likely to cite systematic reviews and provide identifiable references than US books. Further research into the scientific reliability of information in books about diet and health is warranted.

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BooksDietCross-Sectional StudiesHumansJapanReproducibility of ResultsBookCredibilityInformationLiteracyNutritionQuality

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