Popularity of Surgical and Pharmacological Obesity Treatment Methods Searched by Google Users: the Retrospective Analysis of Google Trends Statistics in 2004-2022.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Many individuals search for obesity treatment options on the Internet. We aimed to analyze the popularity of pharmacological and surgical obesity treatment methods searched by Google users.

Material and methods

We used Google Trends to identify topics representing the following: recommended surgical methods (n = 9), recommended pharmacological methods (n = 10), and not recommended pharmacological methods (n = 34). The data was generated for 2004-2022 and 2020-2022. Relative search volume (RSV) was adjusted using "Gastric bypass surgery" as a benchmark. We analyzed the geographical and temporal trends of the topics.

Results

In 2004-2022, the topics representing recommended surgical methods numerically gained the most popularity among Google users, but in 2020-2

SUBMITTER: Kaminski M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10899289 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature