%0 Journal Article
%A Fabbian, Fabio
%A Rodríguez-Muñoz, Pedro Manuel
%A López-Carrasco, Juan de la Cruz
%A Cappadona, Rosaria
%A Rodríguez-Borrego, María Aurora
%A López-Soto, Pablo Jesús
%T Google Trends on Obesity, Smoking and Alcoholism: Global and Country-Specific Interest.
%D 2021
%@ 2227-9032
%U https://hdl.handle.net/10668/25807
%X Unhealthy habits or lifestyles, such as obesity, smoking, and alcohol consumption, are involved in the development of non-communicable diseases. The aim of this study was to analyze different communities' interest in seeking obesity, smoking, and alcohol-related terms through relative search volumes (RSVs) of Google Trends (GT). Internet search query data on obesity, smoking, and alcohol-related terms were obtained from GT from the period between 2010 and 2020. Comparisons and correlations between different topics were calculated considering both global searches and English-, Spanish-, and Italian-speaking areas. Globally, the RSVs for obesity and alcohol-related terms were similar (mean RSVs: 76% and 77%), but they were lower for smoking (65%). High RSVs were found in winter for obesity and smoking-related terms. Worldwide, a negative correlation was found between alcohol and smoking terms (r = -0.72, p
%K Google Trends
%K alcoholism
%K diet
%K lifestyle behavior
%K obesity
%K smoking
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