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ReviewCurrent nutrition reports2024

Effect of Social Media on Diet, Lifestyle, and Performance of Athletes: A Review of Current Evidence.

Santanu Nath, Sangita Bhattacharya, Vani Bhushanam Golla, Rajesh Kumar

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Review in Current nutrition reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Santanu NathDepartment of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, 814152, Jharkhand, India. doc.santanunath@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-5357-3783
Sangita BhattacharyaAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, Jharkhand, India.ORCID 0000-0003-0599-6102
Vani Bhushanam GollaDepartment of Sports Nutrition, National Center for Sports, Science and Research, Sports Authority of India, Patiala, Punjab, India.ORCID 0000-0001-9581-6827
Rajesh KumarDepartment of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, Jharkhand, India.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar · INNetaji Subhas National Institute of Sports · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewSocial media (SM) plays an important role in providing diet and health advice to athletes, but it also carries with it a risk of credibility in the information sought for and received. The objective of this review is to assess the knowledge gap on how SM influences dietary and lifestyle practices in athletes. RECENT

findingsFor this, relevant literature was searched in three leading databases with appropriate keywords, which were subjected to proper scrutiny that led to inclusion of 22 articles (original research papers, reviews, viewpoints, and commentaries). The current era of digitalization has seen an over-reliance on internet and SM for nutrition and lifestyle advice for an athlete. SM has become a powerful tool in athlete's choice of food, nutrition information, healthy living, and performance, with merits and demerits. Their role in choosing dietary supplements and particular food types (e.g., ketogenic diet), body image, self-esteem and eating disorders, and in lifestyle and performance are discussed. SM should be used with caution and should not be used alone as a source of information for nutrition related pieces of advise by athletes. Any food type and supplements trending in SM should be discussed with a sports nutritionist before consumption. SM influencers having a big follower base may not always be disseminating the right knowledge on food and nutrition, thus caution should be exercised. For optimal benefit to the athlete, SM information should be in alignment with recommendations provided by sports nutrition and coaches.

Indexed as

AthletesAthletic PerformanceDietLife StyleSocial MediaBody ImageDietary SupplementsHumansAthleteDietary supplementsKetogenic dietSocial mediaSports nutrition

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PMID38460051
OpenAlexW4392617870

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