Instagram's impact on dental consumers: analyzing toothpaste hashtags

Frontiers in Oral Health, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 5

Опубликована: Янв. 7, 2025

Toothbrushing is the basic step in maintaining oral hygiene and managing caries. The type of toothpaste used, combined with effective toothbrushing techniques, significantly influences health outcomes. Information shared on social media platforms can create awareness, generate interest, influence perceptions regarding brands their benefits. This raised necessity to comprehensively understand media, particularly Instagram, consumer decision-making processes behavior related selection. explore toothpaste-related content Instagram by addressing this gap highlighting characteristics top-performing posts. Method: data were acquired for "Top 12 posts" each selected hashtag listed search algorithm. contents post, including number likes, followers, type, poster role, post content, theme, account collected. Moreover, whether was a dentist, patient, or dental interest group identified. Data then analyzed using SPSS statistical significance level set at p = .05. study total 1,054,985 posts revealing varying levels engagement characteristics. Notably, #Toothpaste garnered highest posts, while #ToothpasteNatural had lowest. Posts predominantly promotional (61.1%) compared educational (38.9%), marketing being primary theme. Educational attracted more engagement, likes/views comments than content. Additionally, role influenced patients dentists associated groups companies favored material. However, there no significant difference accuracy claims between shapes selection, dominating despite higher Limited fact-based highlights need stricter regulations increased contributions from professionals improve education.

Язык: Английский

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Dietary and Lifestyle Strategies for Obesity

Nutrients, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(16), С. 2714 - 2714

Опубликована: Авг. 15, 2024

The prevalence of obesity globally has tripled over the last half century, and currently affects around 650 million adults 340 children adolescents (ages 5-19 years). Obesity contributes towards >50 co-morbidities premature mortality. is a highly stigmatised condition that associated with much mental emotional distress dysfunction. Thus, major contributor to healthcare expenditure globally. Traditionally, management stratifies into three groups include metabolic (bariatric) surgery, pharmacotherapies, lifestyle (primarily dietary) strategies. Although listed as separate category, dietary strategies for remain central component any plan, often complement other surgical pharmacotherapeutic options. Indeed, effectiveness approach relies upon successful behavioural changes, particularly relating eating behaviours. In this concise review, we explore foundational pillars obesity: sleep, listening, routine, de-stressing optimisation social conditions. We then discuss importance balancing macronutrients (including fibre, carbohydrates, protein ultra-processed foods [UPFs]) key strategy obesity. focus on general principles, should provide bespoke our patients, tailored their individual needs. Rather than judging utility diet based simply its magnitude weight loss, adopt more holistic perspective in which valued overall health benefits, including nurturing gut microbiota, enable them nurture protect us.

Язык: Английский

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#WhatIEatinaDay: The Quality, Accuracy, and Engagement of Nutrition Content on TikTok

Nutrients, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(5), С. 781 - 781

Опубликована: Фев. 24, 2025

Background: Social media platforms such as TikTok are significant sources of nutrition information for adolescents and young adults, who vulnerable to unregulated, algorithm-driven content. This often spreads misinformation, impacting adolescent adult health dietary behaviors. Objectives: While previous research has explored misinformation on other platforms, remains underexamined, so this study aimed at evaluating the landscape nutrition-related content TikTok. Methods: evaluated by (1) identifying common topics creator types; (2) assessing quality accuracy using evidence-based frameworks, (3) analyzing engagement metrics likes, comments, shares. Results: The most creators were wellness influencers (32%) fitness (18%). Recipes (31%) weight loss (34%) dominated list topics. When posts quality, 82% applicable lacked transparent advertising, 77% failed disclose conflicts interest, 63% promoted stereotypical attitudes, 55% did not provide information, 75% balanced accurate content, 90% point out risk benefits advice presented. A total 36% considered completely accurate, while 24% mostly inaccurate, 18% inaccurate. No statistical significance was associated between level or evidence (p > 0.05). Conclusions: prioritizes over accuracy, exposing harmful misinformation. Stricter moderation essential protect health. Future should explore interventions reduce impact behaviors mental well-being.

Язык: Английский

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Effects of social media influencer credibility on their followers’ dietary supplement evaluations and purchase intentions

Journal of Marketing Communications, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 24

Опубликована: Фев. 6, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Web Analytics to Objectively Measure the Success of Educational Resources in Human Anatomy

Medical Science Educator, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Фев. 6, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Assessing Motivations and Channels for Nutritional Information Verification in Spanish University Communities

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 22(3), С. 357 - 357

Опубликована: Фев. 28, 2025

This research analyses the results obtained from a survey performed on nutritional and eating habits of Spanish university communities (students, faculty administrative staff), involving four multiple-choice questions which determine respondents' level interest in dietary topics. The study sample comprised 124 respondents three universities: Complutense University Madrid, Valencia Malaga. statistical software program R was used to conduct both (quantitative qualitative), using frequencies percentages for questions. main reveal that motivations were decisive when deciding whether verify information or not. use different verification platforms underscores urgent need reliable sources educational intervention nutrition fields.

Язык: Английский

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People at-risk of an Eating Disorder are more likely to endorse dietary misinformation claims and hold rigid beliefs

Journal of Health Psychology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 17, 2025

People are exposed to misinformation about dieting practices every day on social media which can influence their health and wellbeing. While research has largely focused general vulnerabilities strategies counteract its spread, limited work examined how specific harmful content, such as dietary misinformation, influences vulnerable groups, particularly those at risk of eating disorders (EDs). This study investigated whether individuals an ED were more likely endorse Dietary Misinformation. After completing measures intentions, conscientiousness weight concern, 215 participants completed a behavioural measure belief rigidity (i.e. Bias Against Disconfirmatory Evidence; BADE), diet-specific susceptibility. The findings suggest that who score highly concern (ie, potentially for ED), less show flexibility integrate new evidence inclined misinformation. highlights the broader importance drawing attention particular online affect wellbeing in this case risk.

Язык: Английский

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Social media and the spread of misinformation: infectious and a threat to public health

Health Promotion International, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 40(2)

Опубликована: Март 5, 2025

Abstract Misinformation has been identified as a major threat to society and public health. Social media significantly contributes the spread of misinformation global reach. Health range adverse outcomes, including influencing individuals’ decisions (e.g. choosing not vaccinate), erosion trust in authoritative institutions. There are many interrelated causes problem, ability non-experts rapidly post information, influence bots social algorithms. Equally, nature media, limited commitment for action from giants, rapid technological advancements hamper progress improving information quality accuracy this setting. In short, it is problem that requires constellation synergistic actions aimed at users, content creators, companies, governments. A health approach media-based includes tertiary, secondary, primary prevention may help address immediate impacts, long-term consequences, root misinformation. Tertiary ‘treat’ involves increased monitoring, debunking, warning labels on posts high risk containing Secondary strategies include nudging interventions prompts about preventing appear when sharing content) education build literacy. Finally, there an urgent need prevention, systems-level changes key mechanisms international law regulate industry. Anything less means misinformation—and its societal consequences—will continue spread.

Язык: Английский

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The Impact of Fitness Influencers on Physical Activity Outcomes: A Scoping Review

Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Апрель 2, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Mental health and eating styles: a comparative analysis of account types and content on social media

Nutrición Hospitalaria, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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