Nutritional advice portrayed in the media is often tainted with counsel from sources without much scientific backing .
Understanding this disconnect in knowledge translation and the implications of false health claims on the acceptance and wellbeing of our population is crucial .
Nutritional advice portrayed in the media is often tainted with counsel from sources without much scientific backing .
Unfortunately , it is rare to find dietary guidance rooted in scientific rigour , which can make it awfully difficult for lay persons to navigate the faulty nutritional claims . Altogether , these feed into the problem of inaccurate knowledge translation between the information presented by researchers and the information received by the general public .
With nutrition engrained in our mainstream culture and the ongoing thirst for the newest findings in research , as well as an ongoing development in technology and social media ; we are overrun with inaccurate , faulty and just plain wrong information .
Understanding this disconnect in knowledge translation and the implications of false health claims on the acceptance and wellbeing of our population is crucial .
So the next time you see a novel claim in the news or even someone adamant about drinking lemon-infused water for its miraculous health benefits , I implore you to question and to challenge these claims in the steady hope that one day we may close the gap and eliminate the great repercussions of faulty nutritional information .
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