Cited by 60Eating Disorders and BehaviorsNutrition, Health and Food BehaviorBody Image and Dysmorphia Studies

Digging into digital buffets: A systematic review of eating-related social media content and its relationship with body image and eating behaviours

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Wu, Yu, Kemps, Eva, Prichard, Ivanka·2024·Body Image

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Recently, researchers have started investigating the influence of eating-focused social media content on viewers' body image and eating behaviour. The current systematic review collates the evidence for the relationship between exposure to eating-related social media content and people's body image, disordered eating, food consumption, and eating-related opinions. Following PRISMA guidelines, searches were conducted on five databases (i.e., Medline, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Scopus, and ProQuest), resulting in 38 eligible studies that examined the link between eating-related content and body image, eating behaviour and/or viewers' perceptions. Evidence showed positive relationships between exposure to certain material on social media (e.g., fast-food advertisements, clean eating, eating videos) and body image concerns, disordered eating, and consumption of, or a willingness to consume the foods seen on social media; however, studies that focused on 'healthy food' content showed no such link. Viewers expressed mixed feelings towards content such as nutrition information and mukbang videos which record hosts eating a large amount of food. Future research would benefit from a consistent measure of exposure to different eating-related content. There is also a need for more experimental research to examine the impact of watching different types of eating videos on body image, disordered eating, and food consumption.

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Authors
Wu, Y., Kemps, E., & Prichard, I.
Affiliations
Flinders University (AU)
Corresponding author
Wu, Yu
Venue
Body Image
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2024-03
Volume
48
Pages
101650
ISSN
1740-1445 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4389187310
Cited by
60
References
70
Citations by year
2026: 26 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 10
FWCI
3.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Body Image (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
Keywords
disordered eating, eating behaviour, dietary intake, fast food advertising, clean eating, mukbang, nutrition information
MeSH terms
Body Image, Feeding Behavior, Humans, Social Media

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