Global and local diet popularity rankings, their secular trends, and seasonal variation in Google Trends data

Kamińśki, Mikołaj; Skonieczna-Żydecka, Karolina; Nowak, Jan Krzysztof; Stachowska, Ewa

doi:10.1016/j.nut.2020.110759

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“…Previous studies also reported lower interest in health-related issues during December. 33,34 December is the month of Christmas celebrations and Winter Holidays; thus, the volume of the Google searches may drop due to spending more time with family, friends or holiday activities.…”

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<p>Googling on Colonoscopy: A Retrospective Analysis of Search Engine Statistics</p>

Kamińśki¹,

Marlicz²,

Koulaouzidis³

2020

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Purpose: Colonoscopy is a gold standard for screening and diagnosis of colorectal cancer (CRC). The data from the search engine may reveal what information on coloscopy gains the attention of Internet users. We aimed to investigate Google searches trends and terms related to colonoscopy. Patients and Methods: We retrieved statistics searches related to colonoscopy using Google Trends (GT) and Google Ads (GA) for the period from April 2016 to March 2020. The GT data was used for the analysis of time and regional search patterns worldwide. GA data for Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand (NZ), Poland, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (US) were used to calculate the search volume of categories of queries related to colonoscopy. Results: Globally, the relative search volume on colonoscopy has increased until the COVID-19 outbreak and revealed seasonal variation: the highest interest was observed in March (CRC awareness month), and the lowest during December (Christmas holidays). The highest number of searches per 1000 Google users-years was done in Poland (59.62) and the lowest in the UK (19.46). Most commonly, Google users searched for details on colonoscopy techniques (Australia, Canada, Ireland, NZ), anesthesia during the procedure (Poland), facility performing colonoscopy (UK, US). In all seven countries, less than 2% of queries concerned with bowel preparation before the procedure. Conclusion: Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the interest in colonoscopy has increased among Google users. Google users may underestimate the importance of proper bowel preparation.

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<p>Googling on Colonoscopy: A Retrospective Analysis of Search Engine Statistics</p>

Kamińśki¹,

Marlicz²,

Koulaouzidis³

2020

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“…Previous studies suggested that the health behavior of celebrities has a strong impact on community interest. [28][29][30][31] Therefore, it may be helpful to engage celebrities for spreading key messages. 32,33 More positive tweets from institutions may also help, but this incurs the risk of underrating the seriousness of the message by the recipient.…”

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Whose Tweets on COVID-19 Gain the Most Attention: Celebrities, Political, or Scientific Authorities?

Kamińśki

Szymańska

Nowak

2021

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

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Twitter has considerable capacity for health education and proves to be an efficient and accessible communication tool in the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic. Although many stakeholders saturate Twitter with COVID-19-related information, it remains unknown who disseminates information most efficaciously. COVID-19-related tweets were obtained from Twitter accounts of health agencies, governmental authorities, universities, scientific journals, medical associations, and celebrities. Posts' impact was measured with the nominal and relative (%followers) number of likes and retweets. A sentiment analysis was conducted.We have identified 17,331 COVID-19-related tweets posted by 338 accounts in >4 months since the virus began to spread. The largest number of likes was received by tweets of celebrities (median nominal, relative likes; 14,918, 0.036 percent), politicians (259, 0.174 percent), and health agencies (231, 0.007 percent). Most retweeted messages were also posted by celebrities (2,366, 0.005 percent), health agencies (130, 0.004 percent), and politicians (55, 0.041 percent). Retweets and likes peaked in March 2020, and the overall sentiment of the tweets was growing steadily. Whereas celebrities and politicians posted positive messages, the scientific and health authorities often employed a negative vocabulary. The posts with positive sentiment gained more likes and relative likes than nonpositive. During the pandemic, the tweets of celebrities and politicians related to COVID-19 outperform those coming from health and scientific institutions. Active engagement of Twitter influencers may help key messages go viral.

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“…This study did not require ethical committee approval. The methods we used come from previous studies [18,19].…”

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“…Google is the most popular search engine globally, used by 80-90% of web users [14]. The analysis of Google queries is a novel method for predicting future infectious diseases outbreaks [15,16], assessing disease awareness [17], relative prevalence of different types of pain [18], as well as popularity of diets [19]. The analysis of searches related to dietary supplements may reveal what ingredients generate the most interest, and how this interest changes over time.…”

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Determination of the Popularity of Dietary Supplements Using Google Search Rankings

2020

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The internet provides access to information about dietary supplements and allows their easy purchase. We aimed to rank the interest of Google users in dietary supplements and to determine the changes that occurred in their popularity from 2004 to 2019. We used Google Trends to generate data over time on regional interest in dietary supplements (n = 200). We categorized each included supplement and calculated the interest in all topics in proportion to the relative search volume (RSV) of “lutein”. We analyzed the trends over time of all topics and categories. Globally, the topics with the highest popularity were “magnesium”, which was 23.72 times more popular than “lutein”, “protein” (15.22 times more popular), and “iron” (15.12). The categories of supplements receiving most interest were protein (9.64), mineral (5.24), and vitamin (3.47). The RSV of seven categories of topics (amino acid, bacterial, botanical, fiber, mineral, protein, and vitamin) increased over time while two categories (enzyme and fat or fatty acid) saw a drop in their RSV. Overall, 119 topics saw an increase in interest over time, 19 remained stable, and 62 saw interest in them decrease. Google Trends provides insights into e-discourse and enables analysis of the differences in popularity of certain topics across countries and over time.

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Global and local diet popularity rankings, their secular trends, and seasonal variation in Google Trends data

Cited by 137 publications

References 43 publications

<p>Googling on Colonoscopy: A Retrospective Analysis of Search Engine Statistics</p>

<p>Googling on Colonoscopy: A Retrospective Analysis of Search Engine Statistics</p>

Whose Tweets on COVID-19 Gain the Most Attention: Celebrities, Political, or Scientific Authorities?

Determination of the Popularity of Dietary Supplements Using Google Search Rankings

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