Making “Weedish Fish”: An Exploratory Analysis of Cannabis Recipes on Pinterest

Laestadius, Linnea; Guidry, Jeanine P.D.; Greskoviak, Rebecca; Adams, Jazzmyne

doi:10.1080/10826084.2019.1638410

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“…Further research is needed on how to approach this issue given regulatory and practical constraints. In light of the difficulty of fully addressing this issue through regulatory approaches, it is also important to consider ways to ensure that health-promoting information flows parallel to pro–substance use information on social media (Laestadius, Guidry, et al, 2019). One approach may be to build on recent work on strategies for the identification of social media users who hold ambiguous views about tobacco products, enabling them to receive more targeted health information (Chu et al, 2019).…”

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Young Adult Identification and Perception of Hashtag-Based Vaping Claims on Instagram

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Social media platforms are home to large volumes of ambiguous hashtag-based claims about the health, modified-risk, and cessation benefits of electronic cigarette products (e.g., #Vapingsavedmylife). The objective of this study was to qualitatively explore how young adults interpret these hashtags on the popular platform Instagram. Specifically, we sought to identify if they view these hashtags as making health-related claims, and if they find these claims to be credible and valid. We conducted 12 focus groups in 2018 with non–tobacco users, smokers, dual users, and vapers between the ages of 18 and 24 ( n = 69). Using real Instagram posts to guide discussion, participants reflected on the meaning of potentially claims-making hashtags. Participants interpreted the majority of the hashtags as making health-related claims. However, many participants felt that the claims were too exaggerated to be entirely valid. Some participants, including dual users and vapers, argued that smoking and vaping were largely equivalent. Smokers were particularly skeptical of claims. Findings suggest that the U. S. Food and Drug Administration should consider hashtag-based claims in their regulatory efforts. However, further research is needed on how to pragmatically address claims taking the form of hashtags given legal and practical constraints.

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Young Adult Identification and Perception of Hashtag-Based Vaping Claims on Instagram

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“…After finalizing the sample, each post was coded for 58 variables which were chosen based on prior research: 23,24,27 typical Pinterest-related descriptives (eg, number of followers and type of account) and contentrelated variables including cancer-related claims (eg, treatment, symptoms) and nutrition-related claims (eg, "turmeric cures cancer"). We evaluated the use of contextual validity indicators related to the quality or truthfulness of cancer and nutrition-related claims including academic or government citations, anecdotal stories, and disclaimers.…”

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“…Pinterest is a media platform that is particularly friendly to nutrition and recipe content given its structure, visual nature, and ability to save content for later viewing. 1,[22][23][24][25] Here, we describe a content analysis intended to classify the types of cancer nutrition claims on Pinterest that stemmed from searching for cancer recipes as well as the features of this content that were used to legitimize claims. We propose a conceptual framework to describe how cancer nutrition misinformation is organized and the potential pathways linking misinformation exposure, health behaviors, and clinical outcomes.…”

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“…We designed this study to explore the scope and features of cancer‐related nutrition information on a social media site, Pinterest. Pinterest is a media platform that is particularly friendly to nutrition and recipe content given its structure, visual nature, and ability to save content for later viewing 1,22‐25 . Here, we describe a content analysis intended to classify the types of cancer nutrition claims on Pinterest that stemmed from searching for cancer recipes as well as the features of this content that were used to legitimize claims.…”

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The Online Cancer Nutrition Misinformation: A framework of behavior change based on exposure to cancer nutrition misinformation

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Basen-Engquist

Badger

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Background Patients with cancer and caregivers increasingly use the internet to find health and lifestyle information, yet online recipes, diet, and nutrition content are unregulated and may be confusing or even misleading. We describe cancer‐related nutrition and meal planning information from Pinterest. Methods In June 2020, we searched Pinterest using “cancer recipe” and “recipe for cancer” at 3 times daily for 2 weeks. Duplicates were removed for a final sample of n = 103 pins. Each pin was coded for 58 variables including descriptives, cancer claims (eg, treatment, prevention, and cure), and nutrition claims (eg, “turmeric cures cancer”). We summarized each variable to describe the content of cancer nutrition claims on Pinterest and examined associations between claim types and contextual factors, including the use of academic citations, disclaimers, and personal anecdotes. Results Pinners had on average 116,767 followers (range, 0‐1.5 million). Almost half of content sites were for profit (48.5%) and 34% were selling a product. Health claims were common, with content that purported to prevent (41.8%), treat (27.2%), or cure (10.7%) cancer. Vague phrases such as “anti‐cancer,” “cancer‐fighting,” or “cancer‐busting” were also used. The inclusion of validity indicators including academic citations, disclaimers, and personal anecdotes varied significantly by the types of claims made. Together, these analyses informed the development of a conceptual framework of cancer‐related nutrition misinformation. Conclusions There are clear financial incentives for the promotion of cancer nutrition information online. More research is needed to understand how exposure to nutrition information can influence patient/caregiver behavior and downstream clinical and psychosocial outcomes.

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“…During the pandemic, great attention should be paid to the response of the public [79]. The media should give audiences correct answers when they are in a pandemic confusion period [80,81]. During periods of information reception fatigue, they need to explore the concerns of the masses for information drainage.…”

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Emergency Response and Risk Communication Effects of Local Media during COVID-19 Pandemic in China: A Study Based on a Social Media Network

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Huang

Cheng

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As the country where the COVID-19 was first reported and initially broke out, China has controlled the spread of the pandemic well. The pandemic prevention process included emergency response and risk communication, both of which could notably increase public participation, people’s anxiety has been alleviated, their confidence in the government has been enhanced, and the implementation of prevention and control measures has been understood. This study selected 157,283 articles published by 447 accounts across 326 cities in February 2020 from WeChat, the largest social media application in China, to systematically compare the spatial distributions in the effectiveness of emergency responses and risk communication. The results showed that there were significant regional differences in the effectiveness of emergency response and risk communication during the pandemic period in China. The effectiveness of emergency response and risk communication are related to the exposure risk to the COVID-19, the level of economy, culture, and education of the region, the type of accounts and articles, and the ranking of the articles in posts. The timeliness and distribution types of articles should take into account the psychological changes in communication recipients to avoid the dissemination of homogenized information to the masses and the resulting information receiving fatigue period.

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Making “Weedish Fish”: An Exploratory Analysis of Cannabis Recipes on Pinterest

Cited by 8 publications

References 23 publications

Young Adult Identification and Perception of Hashtag-Based Vaping Claims on Instagram

Young Adult Identification and Perception of Hashtag-Based Vaping Claims on Instagram

The Online Cancer Nutrition Misinformation: A framework of behavior change based on exposure to cancer nutrition misinformation

Emergency Response and Risk Communication Effects of Local Media during COVID-19 Pandemic in China: A Study Based on a Social Media Network

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