Food for teens: how social media is associated with adolescent eating outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the relationship between exposure to social media food messages and self-reported adolescent eating outcomes (including food intake, perceived norms and food literacy).

Design

A cross-sectional survey was used to assess reported exposure to core and non-core food messages (including marketing messages) on social media, as well as reported food intake, perceived norms, food literacy, attitudes, self-regulation, among others.

Setting

18 secondary schools across Flanders, Belgium.

Participants

1002 adolescents 11-19 years of age.

Results

Self-reported exposure to food marketing and overall food messages on social media was positively associated with eating attitudes, behaviours, perceived norms and food literacy among adolescents. Intere

SUBMITTER: Qutteina Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8883778 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature