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Expertise, media and the public debates of health and nutrition (MEX)

Tampere University
Duration of project1.1.2019–31.12.2022

The project analyzed a) social media influencers presenting alternative nutritional claims; b) followers of alternative diets; c) debates on the causes of childhood obesity on Internet forums; and d) Finns’ trust in experts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding

Research Council of Finland

Coordinating organisation

University of Helsinki