BACKGROUND Diet significantly influences the risk of developing cardiovascular disease
(CVD), the leading cause of death in the United States. As vegetarian dietary patterns are …

Misinformation hinders the impact of public health initiatives. Efforts to counter
misinformation likely do not consider the full range of factors known to affect how individuals …

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 …

This study utilized Facebook and Instagram as communication channels for disseminating
evidence-based food and nutrition information to low-income adults. From February 2021 to …

Background YouTube is one of the most widespread social media channels, which is of
growing importance in science communication and health education. The validity of medical …

Background: Unmet need for health care is defined as choosing to postpone or completely
avoid necessary medical treatment despite having a need for it, which can worsen current …

This study used recently released nationally representative data with new measures on
health information seeking to estimate the prevalence and predictors of adult social media …

Objectives Myths about diet and nutrition are widespread and may seriously impact health
and well‐being. This study tests whether texts in a truth sandwich format, that is, texts …

To understand the extent to which different sources of diet and nutrition information are
sought, trusted, and relied upon for making dietary changes, the present international web …

Background Management and prevention of hypertension are important public health
issues. Healthy dietary habits are one of the modifiable factors. As Twitter (subsequently …