#Healthy Selfies: Exploration of Health Topics on Instagram.

Published in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2018)

A large and diverse set of health topics are discussed in Instagram. The extracted image tags were generally too coarse and noisy to be used for identifying posts but were in some cases accurate for identifying images relevant to studying diet and substance use. Instagram shows potential as a source of public health information, though limitations in data collection and metadata availability may limit its use in comparison to platforms like Twitter.

Keyphrases

health information
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deep learning
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high resolution
weight loss
electronic health record
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climate change
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