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Systematic evaluation of nutrition claims on Instagram targeting women reveals widespread misinformation and low scientific rigor, necessitating evidence-based digital platforms to improve health literacy.

If you are a woman seeking nutrition advice on Instagram, be aware that many posts lack scientific rigor. Use platforms like NutriWomen that systematically evaluate these claims using scientific methods (like AMSTAR-2 and GRADE) to provide you with trustworthy, accessible summaries. Do not rely solely on influencer posts without checking for evidence-based backing.

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Social media, especially Instagram, spreads nutrition-related information that often lacks scientific rigor... Instagram has been identified as the most prevalent platform for spreading nutrition-related misinformation... NutriWomen is an interactive, translational website designed to methodologically evaluate Instagram nutrition claims using a rigorous evidence-based evaluation framework.
Mireia Bosch Pujadas et al. · Nutrients · 2025

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This is a protocol paper; no results or empirical data are presented yet, only the proposed methodology.

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NutriWomen, Novel Evidence-Based Web Platform to Support Women’s Health, Nutrition Decisions and Address Nutrition Misinformation on Social Media: Protocol for a Digital Tool Development

Mireia Bosch Pujadas et al. · Nutrients · 2025

DOI 10.3390/nu18010020

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