Nutritional advice portrayed in the media is often tainted with counsel from sources without much scientific backing.
Understanding this disconnect in knowledge translation and the implications of false health claims on the acceptance and wellbeing of our population is crucial.
Nutritional advice portrayed in the media is often tainted with counsel from sources without much scientific backing.
Unfortunately, it is rare to find dietary guidance rooted in scientific rigour, which can make it awfully difficult for lay persons to navigate the faulty nutritional claims. Altogether, these feed into the problem of inaccurate knowledge translation between the information presented by researchers and the information received by the general public.
With nutrition engrained in our mainstream culture and the ongoing thirst for the newest findings in research, as well as an ongoing development in technology and social media; we are overrun with inaccurate, faulty and just plain wrong information.
Understanding this disconnect in knowledge translation and the implications of false health claims on the acceptance and wellbeing of our population is crucial.
So the next time you see a novel claim in the news or even someone adamant about drinking lemon-infused water for its miraculous health benefits, I implore you to question and to challenge these claims in the steady hope that one day we may close the gap and eliminate the great repercussions of faulty nutritional information.
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