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Predictors of "Liking" Three Types of Health and Fitness-Related Content on Social Media: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Elise Rose CarrotteAlyce M VellaMegan Su Cheng Lim
Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2015)
Consumers of health and fitness-related social media content were predominantly teenaged girls. There is a need to ensure that this social media content portrays responsible health messages and to research further the role of fitspiration pages, detox pages, and diet/fitness plan pages in influencing body image and health behaviors.
Keyphrases
  • social media
  • health information
  • public health
  • physical activity
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • body composition
  • human health
  • health promotion
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