title: The presence and accuracy of food and nutrition terms in the Spanish and English editions of Wikipedia: in comparison with the Mini Larousse encyclopaedia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the presence and appropriateness of the terminology concerning Food/Nutrition Science in the Spanish and English editions of Wikipedia and to compare them with that of an encyclopaedia for general use (Mini Larousse). Méthods: The terms in the study were taken from the LID dictionary on metabolism and nutrition: The existence and appropriateness of the selected terms were checked through random sample estimate with no replacement (n=386), using the Spanish and English editions of Wikipedia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The existence of 261 terms in the Spanish edition and 306 in the English edition was determined from the study sample (n=386). Several differences were found between the two editions (p<0,001). There were differences between the two editions in relation to the appropriateness of definitions, though these were not studied in any depth (p<0,001). During the study of the 261 terms in the Spanish version of Wikipedia,3 entries (1,15%, IC95%: 0,00-2.44) were found to be lacking in appropriate information; 2 of the 306 entries in the English edition failed to give appropriate information (0,52%, IC95%: 0,00-1,23). A comparison between the existing entries of the Mini Larousse Encyclopaedia and the Spanish edition of Wikipedia, showed Wikipedia (p<0,001) as having a larger number of entries.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The terminology under study is present to a lesser extent in the Spanish edition of Wikipedia than in the English edition. The appropriateness of content was greater in the English edition. Both the Spanish and English editions have a greater number of entries and more exact ones than the Mini Larousse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Nursing, Preventive Medicine and Public Health and History of Science, University of Alicante, Alicante.. javier.sanz@ua.es.
authors.forename: Laura María
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Cabrera-Hernández
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, University CEU Cardenal Herrera.. javier.sanz@ua.es.
authors.forename: Carmina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wanden-Berghe
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Nursing, Preventive Medicine and Public Health and History of Science, University of Alicante, Alicante.. javier.sanz@ua.es.
authors.forename: Celeste
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Curbelo Castro
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Nursing, Preventive Medicine and Public Health and History of Science, University of Alicante, Alicante. Department of Public Health, History of Science and Gynaecology, Miguel Hernández University, Elche. Spain.. javier.sanz@ua.es.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sanz-Valero
mesh_terms: D004014:Dictionaries as Topic; D005502:Food; D020407:Internet; D007802:Language; D052756:Nutritional Sciences; D057386:Search Engine; D009626:Terminology as Topic