Are popular books about diet and health written based on scientific evidence?: A comparison of citations between the US and Japan

CONCLUSIONS: Two-thirds of books about diet and health cited references in both the US and Japan, but Japanese books cited fewer references and were less likely to cite systematic reviews and provide identifiable references than US books. Further research into the scientific reliability of information in books about diet and health is warranted.PMID:37955110 | DOI:10.1017/S1368980023002549

Source: Public Health Nutrition - November 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Fumi Oono Riho Adachi Akinori Yaegashi Madoka Kishino Risa Ogata Anna Kinugawa Ayari Tsumura Mizuki Suga Moe Matsumoto Tomoya Takaoka Yuya Kakutani Kentaro Murakami Satoshi Sasaki Source Type: research