Adolescent peer influence on eating behaviors via social media: Scoping review

In this study by Coates et al. (2019), the authors investigated the effect social media influencers who market foods (healthy and unhealthy) have on the food intake of children. Through this between-subjects study, 176 children (mean age 10.5 ± 0.7 years) were randomly allocated to observe mock instagram profiles of 2 youtube video influencers, containing […]

This 2018 study, set in New South Wales, Australia, explored the relationship between children’s behaviors online and on social media with their unhealthy food and drink intakes. A total of 417 children aged 10-16 years completed an online survey on Internet and social media use (including engagement with food and drink brand content) and frequency […]