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Tweeting environmental pollution: Analyzing twitter language to uncover its correlation with county-level obesity rates in the United States.

Jamil M LaneXupin ZhangCecilia S AlcalaVishal MidyaKiran NagdeoRui LiRobert O Wright
Published in: Preventive medicine (2024)
Although Twitter users are a subset of the general population, incorporating environmental-related tweets and county-level obesity rates and using a novel language analysis technique make this study unique. Our results indicated that Twitter users engaging in more active dialog about environmental concerns might exhibit healthier lifestyle practices, contributing to reduced obesity rates.
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