Association between Obesity and COVID-19: Insights from Social Media Content

• Published in: Information (Basel) Vol. 14; no. 8; p. 448
• Main Authors: Alotaibi, Mohammed, Pai, Rajesh R., Alathur, Sreejith, Chetty, Naganna, Alhmiedat, Tareq, Aborokbah, Majed, Albalawi, Umar, Marie, Ashraf, Bushnag, Anas, Kumar, Vishal
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.08.2023
• Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Body mass index; Body size; Chronic illnesses; Computational linguistics; COVID-19; Digital media; Disease control; Health care reform; Health services; Language processing; Medical policy; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Metaphor; Natural language interfaces; New technology; Obesity; pandemic; Policies; policy; Public health; Sentiment analysis; Social media; Social networks; Twitter

The adoption of emerging technologies in healthcare systems plays a crucial part in anti-obesity initiatives. COVID-19 has intensified the Body Mass Index (BMI) discourses in AI (Artificial Intelligence)-powered social media. However, few studies have reported on the influence of digital content on...