Social media analytics in nutrition research: a rapid review of current usage in investigation of dietary behaviours.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Social media analytics (SMA) has a track record in business research. The utilisation in nutrition research is unknown, despite social media being populated with real-time eating behaviours. This rapid review aimed to explore the use of SMA in nutrition research with the investigation of dietary behaviours.

Design

The review was conducted according to rapid review guidelines by WHO and the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools. Five databases of peer-reviewed, English language studies were searched using the keywords 'social media' in combination with 'data analytics' and 'food' or 'nutrition' and screened for those with general population health using SMA on public domain, social media data between 2014 and 2020.

Results

The review identified

SUBMITTER: Stirling E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10195628 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature