Social Media Interventions for Nutrition Education Among Adolescents: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adolescence is a critical period for reinforcing healthy dietary behaviors and supporting the development of cooking skills. Social media may be an avenue for supporting these behaviors, as it is popular among adolescents and can improve access to nutrition education interventions. This study sought to understand the optimal implementation of effective social media-based nutrition education interventions to inform the implementation of future social media-based nutrition education interventions.

Objective

A scoping review of the characteristics, feasibility, effectiveness, and factors influencing social media-based nutrition education interventions for adolescents was conducted.

Methods

We searched MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science, and PsycINFO datab

SUBMITTER: Kulandaivelu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10401194 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature