Philippine Fassier|Anne-Sophie Chhim|Valentina A. Andreeva|Serge Herçberg|Paule Latino?Martel|Camille Pouchieu|Mathilde Touvier
Seeking health- and nutrition-related information on the Internet in a large population of French adults: results of the NutriNet-Santé study
Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers|Inserm|Sorbonne Paris Cité|Université Paris Cité|Université Sorbonne Paris Nord|Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers|Inserm|Sorbonne Paris Cité|Université Paris Cité|Université Sorbonne Paris Nord|Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers|Inserm|Sorbonne Paris Cité|Université Paris Cité|Université Sorbonne Paris Nord|Hôpital Avicenne|Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers|Inserm|Sorbonne Paris Cité|Université Paris Cité|Université Sorbonne Paris Nord|Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers|Inserm|Sorbonne Paris Cité|Université Paris Cité|Université Sorbonne Paris Nord|Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers|Inserm|Sorbonne Paris Cité|Université Paris Cité|Université Sorbonne Paris Nord|Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers|Inserm|Sorbonne Paris Cité|Université Paris Cité|Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
abstract internet become major source health nutrition information little known type consulted websites institutional v noninstitutional tendency discuss healthcare professional hcp information found internet aim crosssectional study investigate health nutritionrelated internet use large french populationbased study data collected 2013 using selfadministered webbased questionnaires 42 113 participants nutrinetsant study mean age512 years 76 women unconditional multivariate logistic regression analyses 2 tests used comparisons total 851 subjects used internet search health andor nutrition information 236 used internet read post messages healthnutrition forums 160 discussed hcp information found online proportion lower subjects lower educational level 077 95 ci 072 082 lower computer skills 070 95 ci 065 076 total 8038 healthnutrition websites cited institutional websites representing 129 number one institutional website present top 10 older subjects 149 95 ci 128174 lower educational level 208 95 ci 175 250 lower nutritional knowledge 133 112 159 likely cite noninstitutional websites large populationbased study showed institutional websites infrequently accessed participants discussed information found online hcp particular trend especially visible among individuals vulnerable regarding misleading information supports need increase awareness highquality websites providing reliable healthnutrition information