About this trial
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of social media on body weight and eating behaviour in housewife versus worker postmenopausal women.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Postmenopausal women (housewifes/workers) at least 12 months of menstrual cessation will be included in this study.
Their ages will range from 50 to 60 years old.
They will be categorized as average to heavy users of social media according to (social networking usage questionnaire (SONTUS).
The selected social media websites in this study will be Facebook, YouTube, what's app, Google chrome and Internet explorer.
Disqualifiers
Systematic disease (uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes mellitus).
Thyroid, liver and kidney dysfunctions.
Psycatric disorders
Women received any hormonal therapy or received corticosteroids in the last six months prior the study
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Detection of the time spent on social media
- Evaluation of body composition and basal metabolic rate
- Evaluation of eating behavior among social media users