Yara Qutteina|Lotte Hallez|Maxime Raedschelders|Charlotte De Backer|Tim Smits
Food for teens: how social media is associated with adolescent eating outcomes
KU Leuven|KU Leuven|KU Leuven|University of Antwerp|KU Leuven
assess relationship exposure social media food messages selfreported adolescent eating outcomes including food intake perceived norms food literacya crosssectional survey used assess reported exposure core noncore food messages including marketing messages social media well reported food intake perceived norms food literacy attitudes selfregulation among others18 secondary schools across flanders belgium1002 adolescents 1119 years ageselfreported exposure food marketing overall food messages social media positively associated eating attitudes behaviours perceived norms food literacy among adolescents interestingly relationship food exposure intake shaped differently depending food type descriptive norms mediated positive relationship noncore food social media exposure noncore food intake eg indirect effect estimate selfreported sweets consumption 0005 se 0002 p 001 food literacy mediated positive relationship core food social media exposure core food intake eg indirect effect estimate selfreported vegetable consumption 001 se 0003 p 0000this study highlights significance social media relation adolescent eating opportunity health professionals use social media promotion core food among adolescents call relevant policy actions regulate marketing noncore food adolescents social media