The Impact of Social Media Influencers on Food Consumption in Saudi Arabia, a Cross-Sectional Web-Based Survey.

Saudi Arabia Snapchat Twitter food consumption obesity social media

Journal

Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare
ISSN: 1178-2390
Titre abrégé: J Multidiscip Healthc
Pays: New Zealand
ID NLM: 101512691

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2022
Historique:
received: 18 08 2022
accepted: 13 09 2022
entrez: 30 9 2022
pubmed: 1 10 2022
medline: 1 10 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Previous studies investigating the impact of social media influencers on food consumption are limited. Therefore, this study explores the influence of social media on people's health choices to understand the consequences of food consumption among the Saudi community. A cross-sectional study using an online survey was conducted in Saudi Arabia between 24 June and 20 July 2021. A convenience sample of eligible participants was used to recruit the study participants. A 32-items questionnaire was distributed via social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram). In addition, significant predictors of people being affected by social media to change diet and living with obesity were determined using binary logistic regression. A total of 1124 participants were involved in this study. More than half of them (57.8%) were females and aged below 40 years (57.4%). The study participants' median body mass index (BMI) was 27.4 kg/m This study showed that social media might influence the food consumption manner in the Saudi population.

Sections du résumé

Background UNASSIGNED
Previous studies investigating the impact of social media influencers on food consumption are limited. Therefore, this study explores the influence of social media on people's health choices to understand the consequences of food consumption among the Saudi community.
Patients and Methods UNASSIGNED
A cross-sectional study using an online survey was conducted in Saudi Arabia between 24 June and 20 July 2021. A convenience sample of eligible participants was used to recruit the study participants. A 32-items questionnaire was distributed via social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram). In addition, significant predictors of people being affected by social media to change diet and living with obesity were determined using binary logistic regression.
Results UNASSIGNED
A total of 1124 participants were involved in this study. More than half of them (57.8%) were females and aged below 40 years (57.4%). The study participants' median body mass index (BMI) was 27.4 kg/m
Conclusion UNASSIGNED
This study showed that social media might influence the food consumption manner in the Saudi population.

Identifiants

pubmed: 36177474
doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S384523
pii: 384523
pmc: PMC9514775
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

2129-2139

Informations de copyright

© 2022 Alwafi et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare no conflicts of interest in relation to this work.

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Auteurs

Hassan Alwafi (H)

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Abidiyah, P.O.Box 13578, Makkah 21955 Saudi Arabia.
Al-Noor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Reham Alwafi (R)

Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Abdallah Y Naser (AY)

Department of Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Isra University, Amman, Jordan.

Mohammed Samannodi (M)

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Abidiyah, P.O.Box 13578, Makkah 21955 Saudi Arabia.

Dalia Aboraya (D)

Faculty of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Emad Salawati (E)

Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Afnan Alqurashi (A)

Independent Researcher, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Rakan Ekram (R)

School of Public Health and Health Informatics, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Abdullah R Alzahrani (AR)

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Abidiyah, P.O.Box 13578, Makkah 21955 Saudi Arabia.

Abdulelah M Aldhahir (AM)

Respiratory Therapy Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.

Hamza Assaggaf (H)

Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Mohammed Almatrafi (M)

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

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