Version 1
: Received: 19 April 2024 / Approved: 22 April 2024 / Online: 23 April 2024 (08:02:03 CEST)
How to cite:
Skowrońska, M.; Pawłowski, M.; Milewski, R. Evaluating the Reliability of Health Portals’ Nutrition and Supplementation Advice for Pregnant Women: A Comprehensive Review. Preprints2024, 2024041432. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.1432.v1
Skowrońska, M.; Pawłowski, M.; Milewski, R. Evaluating the Reliability of Health Portals’ Nutrition and Supplementation Advice for Pregnant Women: A Comprehensive Review. Preprints 2024, 2024041432. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.1432.v1
Skowrońska, M.; Pawłowski, M.; Milewski, R. Evaluating the Reliability of Health Portals’ Nutrition and Supplementation Advice for Pregnant Women: A Comprehensive Review. Preprints2024, 2024041432. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.1432.v1
APA Style
Skowrońska, M., Pawłowski, M., & Milewski, R. (2024). Evaluating the Reliability of Health Portals’ Nutrition and Supplementation Advice for Pregnant Women: A Comprehensive Review. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.1432.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Skowrońska, M., Michał Pawłowski and Robert Milewski. 2024 "Evaluating the Reliability of Health Portals’ Nutrition and Supplementation Advice for Pregnant Women: A Comprehensive Review" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.1432.v1
Abstract
This article evaluates the reliability and consistency of nutrition- and supplementation-related advice for pregnant women provided by ten selected health-related Internet portals. The portals were chosen based on their perceived reliability and prominence in Google searches, with representation from both English and Polish language sources. The evaluation criteria included the adherence of the presented information to official recommendations and its evidence-based character based on specific items representing dietary aspects important in pregnancy. While the overall reliability was deemed acceptable, significant variations existed both among the portals and specific evaluated items. Notably, HealthLine, Medline Plus, and NCEZ emerged as the most evidence-based, while WebMD and Medycyna Praktyczna were identified as less reliable. Despite a number of issues, the analysed portals remain valuable sources of nutritional information for pregnant women, offering user-friendly accessibility superior to alternatives such as social media, on the one hand, and scientific articles, on the other. Improved consistency and attention to detail, especially in relation to vitamin intake and supplementation, would improve the overall quality of health portals.
Keywords
pregnancy; nutrition; supplementation; health portals; Evidence Based Medicine
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Dietetics and Nutrition
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
