Are popular books about diet and health written based on scientific evidence?: A comparison of citations between the US and Japan.

Fumi OonoRiho AdachiAkinori YaegashiMadoka KishinoRisa OgataAnna KinugawaAyari TsumuraMizuki SugaMoe MatsumotoTomoya TakaokaYuya KakutaniKentaro MurakamiSatoshi Sasaki

Published in: Public health nutrition (2023)

Two-thirds of books about diet and health cited references in both the US and Japan, but Japanese books cited fewer references and were less likely to cite systematic reviews and provide identifiable references than US books. Further research into the scientific reliability of information in books about diet and health is warranted.

Keyphrases

public health
healthcare
health information
physical activity
mental health
weight loss
systematic review
climate change