The Effect of Watching Food Videos on Social Media on Increased Appetite and Food Consumption
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social media, BMI, appetite, young adultAbstract
Introduction: Poor diet and eating habits cause obesity in young people. Watching great images and different food videos on social media (SM) can negatively affect body image and increase diet/restriction. SM may contribute to binge eating behavior by increasing the desire to consume food.
Method: A questionnaire was applied to Osmaniye Korkut Ata University students between December 2021 and January 2022. Survey results investigating students' demographic (age, gender) data, anthropometric measurements and social media usage were recorded.
Results: During the study, 1196 people were contacted face to face. SM users are grouped according to their food video viewing status. 875 (78.2%) of SM users watched food videos (group 1), 243 (21.7%) did not (group 2). There was a statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of gender, body weight, BMI and duration of social media use (p<0.001).
Discussion: It is stated that SM has norms that encourage acceptance of unhealthy eating behavior. It addressed the relationship between perceived eating norms communicated through SM and the eating habits and body weights of young adults. In this study, we showed that eating behavior and BMI can be affected by SM.
Conclusion: Watching food videos in SM and SM causes an increase in urge to eat and BMI.
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