Clin Nutr Res.  2017 Oct;6(4):256-266. 10.7762/cnr.2017.6.4.256.

The Analysis of a Diet for the Human Being and the Companion Animal using Big Data in 2016

• Jung EJ
• Kim YS
• Choi JW
• Kang HW
• Chang UJ

• KMID: 2392789
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7762/cnr.2017.6.4.256

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the diet tendencies of human and companion animals using big data analysis. The keyword data of human diet and companion animals' diet were collected from the portal site Naver from January 1, 2016 until December 31, 2016 and collected data were analyzed by simple frequency analysis, N-gram analysis, keyword network analysis and seasonality analysis. In terms of human, the word exercise had the highest frequency through simple frequency analysis, whereas diet menu most frequently appeared in the N-gram analysis. companion animals, the term dog had the highest frequency in simple frequency analysis, whereas diet method was most frequent through N-gram analysis. Keyword network analysis for human indicated 4 groups: diet group, exercise group, commercial diet food group, and commercial diet program group. However, the keyword network analysis for companion animals indicated 3 groups: diet group, exercise group, and professional medical help group. The analysis of seasonality showed that the interest in diet for both human and companion animals increased steadily since February of 2016 and reached its peak in July. In conclusion, diets of human and companion animals showed similar tendencies, particularly having higher preference for dietary control over other methods. The diets of companion animals are determined by the choice of their owners as effective diet method for owners are usually applied to the companion animals. Therefore, it is necessary to have empirical demonstration of whether correlation of obesity between human being and the companion animals exist.

Keyword

Data analysis; Diet; Pets; Dogs; Cats; Humans

MeSH Terms

Animals
Cats
Diet*
Dogs
Friends*
Humans*
Methods
Obesity
Pets*
Seasons
Statistics as Topic

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  Figure 1 Keyword network analysis related to the human diet in 2016

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  Figure 2 Keyword network analysis related to the companion animal diet in 2016

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  Figure 3 Monthly frequency of keywords related to the diet in human and companion animal in 2016

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