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Commentary on: Purba AK, Thomson RM, Henery PM, et al. Social media use and health risk behaviours in young people: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ 2023;383:e073552.
Implications for practice and research Social media is part of young peoples’ (YP) everyday life including interacting with peers and sourcing information. Multimodal methods such as online health literacy education and promoting positive health behaviours could contribute to safe social media use in YP.
Worldwide, young people (YP) have a notable online presence with the majority of Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) users 1 Although YP have a noticeable online presence, the impact on health behaviours remains unclear. The systematic review by Purba et al
Commentary on: Hocking SL et al. Intensive Lifestyle Intervention for Remission of Early Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care in Australia: DiRECT-Aus. Diabetes Care 2024;47:66–70.
Implications for practice and research Intensive lifestyle intervention in primary care can safely achieve type 2 diabetes (T2D) remission at 12 months in around half of selected participants with short-duration, well-controlled T2D. Research on the effectiveness and acceptability of strategies to improve durability of remission is needed.
Although previously thought to be inevitably progressive, evidence is growing that type 2 diabetes (T2D) can be brought into remission with weight loss.
This study by Hocking et al
Commentary on: Yoshimoto, H., Kawaida, K., Dobashi, S. et al. Effect of provision of non-alcoholic beverages on alcohol consumption: a randomized controlled study. BMC Med 2023; 21, 379. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-03085-1
Implications for practice and research There is scope for public health to consider non-alcoholic beverages as a potential strategy to reduce alcohol consumption in adults who drink excessively. Future research should explore whether non-alcoholic beverages can reduce alcohol consumption in a wider range of countries and in different population groups, such as individuals with a diagnosis of alcohol dependence.
Alcohol is a risk factor in over 200 health conditions, and 2016 data shows it accounts for 5.3% of overall deaths worldwide.
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