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A Twitter discourse analysis of negative feelings and stigma related to NAFLD, NASH and obesity.

Jeffrey Victor LazarusChristine KakalouAdam PalayewChristina KaramanidouChristos MaramisPantelis NatsiavasCamila A PicchioMarcela Villota-RivasShira Zelber-SagiPatrizia Carrieri
Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2021)
NAFLD/NASH tweets mostly indicated an unmet information need and showed no clear signs of stigma. However, the negative content of obesity tweets was recurrent. As obesity-related stigma is associated with reduced care engagement and lifestyle modification, the main NAFLD/NASH treatment, stigma-reducing interventions in social media should be included in the liver health agenda.
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