The use of social media in nutrition interventions for adolescents and young adults-A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Social media is a potentially engaging way to support adolescents and young adults in maintaining healthy diets and learning about nutrition. This review identifies interventions that use social media to promote nutrition, examines their content and features, and evaluates the evidence for the use of such platforms among these groups.

Material and methods

We conducted a systematic search of 5 databases (PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and ACM Digital Library) for studies that included: 1) adolescents and/or young adults (ages 10-19; ages 18-25); 2) a nutrition education or behavior change intervention component, or outcomes related to nutrition knowledge or dietary changes; and 3) a social media component that allowed users to communicate or share information wit

SUBMITTER: Chau MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6983924 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature