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. 2020 Jun 7;12(6):1708. doi: 10.3390/nu12061708

Table 2.

Awareness of “clean” eating and sources of information.

Have You Previously Heard about “Clean” Eating?
% (n)
Yes 54.6% (557)
No 45.4% (463)
If So, How Did You Hear about It?
% (n)
Source was specified (yes) 47% (480)
Social media 194/480; 40.4%
Unspecified 52.6% (102)
Instagram 22.2% (43)
Tumblr 1.0% (2)
Twitter 1.0% (2)
YouTube 10.3% (20)
Facebook 12.9% (25)
Reddit 1/5% (3)
Pinterest 5.7% (11)
Other social media 0.5% (1)
Online (unspecified) 102/480; 21.3%
Commercials 18/480; 3.8%
Blogs 13/480; 2.7%
Human contact 150/480; 31.3%
Unspecified/other 32.7% (49)
Parent 14.0% (14)
Peer 44.7% (67)
Sibling 4.0% (6)
Health professional 8.0% (12)
Educator 1.7% (4)
Exercise/fitness/trainer 1.7% (4)
Educational resources 3/480; 0.6%
Schools 28/480; 5.8%
TV programs 25/480; 5.2%
Magazines 23/480; 4.8%
Media (other/unspecified) 40/480; 8.3%

Note: Numbers indicate the percentage of respondents whose answers reflected the theme.