Prof. Kenneth LO Ka-hei, Assistant Professor of the Department of Food Science and Nutrition (FSN) collaborated with the Hong Kong Nutrition Association and Hong Kong Metropolitan University to conduct a survey on the sources of nutrition knowledge and dietary intake of over 900 Hong Kong residents. The survey found that nearly 40% of participants had tried at least one popular diet, with intermittent fasting being the most common choice (51%), followed by low-carbohydrate diets (43%). While over half of the participants learnt nutrition information from online media, the survey has found over 40% of nutrition advice circulating online to be scientifically misleading. The findings have highlighted the challenges faced by nutrition professionals in addressing the overwhelming amount of false health information online.
羅家禧博士日前與香港營養學會及香港都會大學合作,對超過900名香港市民進行了一項有關營養知識來源和飲食攝取的調查。調查發現,近40%的參與者嘗試過至少一種流行飲食,其中以間歇性斷食最為普遍(51%),其次為低碳水化合物飲食(43%)。雖然超過一半的參與者從網絡媒體獲取營養信息,但調查顯示,當前網上流傳的營養建議中,有超過40%在科學上具有誤導性。這些發現突顯了營養學專業人員在應對大量虛假健康信息方面所面臨的挑戰。