Michelle M. Chau|Marissa Burgermaster|Lena Mamykina
The use of social media in nutrition interventions for adolescents and young adults—A systematic review
Columbia University|Columbia University|Columbia University
social media potentially engaging way support adolescents young adults maintaining healthy diets learning nutrition review identifies interventions use social media promote nutrition examines content features evaluates evidence use platforms among groupswe conducted systematic search 5 databases pubmed cinahl embase psycinfo acm digital library studies included 1 adolescents andor young adults ages 1019 ages 1825 2 nutrition education behavior change intervention component outcomes related nutrition knowledge dietary changes 3 social media component allowed users communicate share information peers16 articles identified included social media component nutritionrelated intervention adolescents young adults interventions included features 7 categories social media communication tracking health education tailoring social support gamification 11 16 studies least one significant nutritionrelated clinical behavioral outcomesocial media promising feature nutrition interventions adolescents young adults limited number studies identified included social media majority identified studies positive outcomes found studies utilized basic social media features evaluate efficacy social media components differentiate efficacy social media compared delivery mechanisms