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Anna Bohigians Hot Topic Presentation 1-11
Anna Bohigians Hot Topic Presentation 1-11
Results
58% of adolescents from the sample reported that
they use social media to obtain nutritional
information
Greater use of internet sources was associated
with greater disordered eating attitudes and
behaviors in young adolescents
“Clean” Eating Phenomenon
2020 study on “Clean Eating” perceptions amongst adolescents & young adults
Findings:
Findings
Higher ASMC score was associated with higher depressive and disordered eating symptoms
Support the use of the 13-item scale in reliably assessing ASMC, which may have implications for
Misinformation may stick with them for years and lead to mental health concern,
My story…
among U.S. Adolescents and Emerging Adults. Nutrients. 2020 Jun 7;12(6):1708. doi: 10.3390/nu12061708. PMID:
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Choukas-Bradley, S., Nesi, J., Widman, L., & Galla, B. M. (2020). The Appearance-Related Social Media Consciousness Scale:
Moorman, E. L., Warnick, J. L., Acharya, R., & Janicke, D. M. (2020). The use of internet sources for nutritional information is
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2020.104782