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

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

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

Design

Books 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.

Setting

Cross-sectional study.

Participants

Books (n 100 in each country).

Results

Among 100 books from each country, sixty-five US and sixty-six Japanese books had references

SUBMITTER: Oono F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10755443 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature