This study investigates the relationship between user-generated content on social media and panic buying, with a focus on how attitudes towards food waste and brand value act as moderating variables. Using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Mo...
The ubiquity of social and online media networks, the credulousness of online communities, coupled with limited accountability pose a risk of mis-, dis-, mal-, information (mis-dis-mal-information)—the intentional or unintentional spread of fal...
This study analyzes how agri-food misinformation is generated within Nigeria’s agricultural information systems and its influence on climate change adaptation. Using a mixed-methods approach, data from online surveys with 128 farmers and semi-s...
Food health misinformation poses risks to public well-being, often spreading through social media and interpersonal contexts. This study extends the Influence of Presumed Media Influence (IPMI) model to explain how individuals move from attention to...
The term “Anthropocene Syndrome” describes the wicked interrelated challenges of our time. These include, but are not limited to, unacceptable poverty (of both income and opportunity), grotesque biodiversity losses, climate change, environmental degr...
30 March 2021
The aim of this study was to test validity and reliability of the adapted version of the Nutrition Literacy Assessment Instrument (NLit) for Italian people (NLit-IT). An observational cross-sectional study was conducted, involving a convenience sampl...
(1) Background: The incidence and impact of misleading information on public opinion in the field of nutrition and food science, focusing on the mechanisms of dissemination and their potential consequences, are increasingly being explored in academia...
Large language models (LLMs) can answer dietary questions, but their use as substitutes for registered dietitians remains insufficiently quantified. Evaluations have identified inaccurate nutrient targets, incomplete clinical advice, and insufficient...
To understand the susceptibility to nutrition-health misinformation related to preventing, treating, or mitigating the risk of COVID-19 during the initial lockdowns around the world, the present international web-based survey study (15 April–15 May 2...
This research aims to understand the complexities of energy deployment requiring nexus governance solutions. Nexus governance involves coordinating decision-making across policy areas and sectors, seeking compromise among stakeholders with varying po...
Communicating the science behind food production to consumers is increasingly complex due to the proliferation of food innovations, information overload, and the presence of misinformation. Trust plays a pivotal role in consumer perceptions of food s...
Nowadays, food supplements are widely consumed, often without any medical supervision. In this study, 25 food supplements for weight loss, randomly purchased from five different suppliers in the European Union, were analysed by Wavelength Dispersive...
Background: The aim of the study was to determine the impact of social media on the food purchasing decisions and dietary attitudes of Polish consumers. Methods: The research was conducted using the diagnostic survey method, employing an online quest...
7 August 2020
The globally fast-spreading novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is now testing the abilities of all countries to manage its widespread implications on public health. To effectively contain its impacts, a nation-wide temporary lockdown was enforced i...
Knowledge gaps in the context of agriculture contribute to mistrust and negative worldviews of the animal agriculture sector. The purpose of this quasi-experimental survey study was to quantify the perceived connection of participants to food product...
The increased trend of globalization and the ever-growing world population have produced significant challenges to sustainable consumption goals, especially in the food industry. Production, transportation, and consumption of food have a major impact...
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic brought changes to almost every segment of our lives, including dietary habits. We present one among several studies, and the first on the Croatian population, aiming at investigating changes of food choice motiv...
Ideal food safety communication provides timely evidence-based information for consumers to protect themselves from foodborne illnesses. We investigated if information sources (experts providing factual information vs. social media influencers (SMIs)...
The growing consumer interest in functional foods and healthy eating can unfortunately lead to the spread of misinformation and the belief in food-related myths. This study analyzed Brazilian consumers’ perceptions and beliefs about facts and m...
Food myths are nutritional concepts poorly justified or even contradict existing scientific evidence that individuals take as the truth. Knowledge in nutrition is an important tool in tackling misinformation and in the promotion of adequate food choi...
Unhealthy diets are recognized as a major risk factor for many diseases. The decrease in costs of industrialized products, as well as the possible misinformation about a healthy diet, has led to new behaviors in the dietary patterns of the pediatric...
Food credence attributes (e.g., food safety, organic, and carbon neutral production methods) are quality characteristics of products that cannot be assessed by buyers at the point of sale without additional information (e.g., certification labels). H...
Research suggests national dietary guidelines are losing public resonance, with consumers actively seeking alternate nutrition advice from unregulated online platforms that often propagate misinformation. Improved diet quality can beneficially affect...
This paper examines how technological innovation in next-generation probiotics shapes consumer trust through the lens of perceived safety. Rapid advances—spanning conventional cultures (Tier 1), postbiotics (Tier 2), and engineered microbial st...
OJD is no longer the serious animal health issue that it was for many Australian rural communities a decade and a half ago. Despite declining OJD prevalence as determined by abattoir surveillance, the disease continues to spread, with OJD extension p...
The emerging concept of planetary health—defined as the interdependent vitality of all natural and anthropogenic ecosystems (social, political, and otherwise)—emphasizes that the health of human civilization is intricately connected to th...
3 December 2020
Social media influencers (SMI) are individuals with large follower engagement, who can shape the thoughts and dietary behaviours of their audience. Concerns exist surrounding the spread of dietary misinformation by SMI, which may impact negatively on...
Species diagnosis is essential to assess the level of mislabeling or misnamed seafood products such as sushi. In Chile, sushi typically includes salmon as the main ingredient, but species used are rarely declared on the menu. In order to identify whi...
Livestock predation induces global human–wildlife conflict, triggering the retaliatory killing of large carnivores. Although domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) contribute to livestock depredation, blame primarily falls on wild predators. Dogs can...
The objective was to describe infant feeding practices, nutrition and related health aspects of infants under six months among Syrian refugees in Greater Beirut, Lebanon. A cross-sectional study was conducted among Syrian refugee mothers with infants...
Optimal athletic performance relies on meeting specific nutritional requirements, encompassing adequate calorie intake, macronutrient intake, and hydration. Misinformation or misconceptions about these necessities are prevalent among young athletes....
Background/Objectives: Traditional kombucha is produced by fermenting a sweetened infusion of Camellia sinensis leaves with a symbiotic consortium of bacteria and yeasts (SCOBY). The growing interest in this beverage has driven the exploration of alt...
The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines marked a turning point in pandemic control, yet vaccine hesitancy emerged as a significant obstacle in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The study aims to investigate socio-behavioural drivers of vaccine hesitancy in three hi...
14 October 2021
Background: Social media (Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter) as communication channels have great potential to deliver Human papillomavirus self-test (HPVST) intervention to medically underserved women (MUW) such as women of low income. However,...
Social media platforms allow people to share information, connect, and build networks at an unprecedented scale with positive and negative consequences. Social network analysis (SNA) applies mathematical network and graph theory to visualise informat...
Background: Social media has emerged as a powerful communication tool for healthcare professionals, including nutritionists and dietitians, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic. Evidence suggests that their online presence can enhance nutritional...