Prevalence and Correlates of Dietary and Nutrition Information Seeking Through Various Web-Based and Offline Media Sources Among Japanese Adults: Web-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The advent of the internet has changed the landscape of available nutrition information. However, little is known about people's information-seeking behavior toward healthy eating and its potential consequences.

Objective

We aimed to examine the prevalence and correlates of nutrition information seeking from various web-based and offline media sources.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included 5998 Japanese adults aged 20 to 79 years participating in a web-based questionnaire survey (February and March 2023). The dependent variable was the regular use of web-based and offline media as a reliable source of nutrition information. The main independent variables included health literacy, food literacy, and diet quality, which were assessed using validated too

SUBMITTER: Murakami K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10902774 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature