The food industry pays ‘influencer’ dietitians to shape your eating habits
Registered dietitians are being paid by to post videos that promote diet soda, sugar and supplements on Instagram and TikTok
Hasnain says:
I’ve been watching TikToks for food and diet advice here and there so this is quite scary.
“The analysis of thousands of posts found that companies and industry groups paid dietitians for content that encouraged viewers to eat candy and ice cream, downplayed the health risks of highly processed foods and pushed unproven supplements — messages that run counter to decades of scientific evidence about healthy eating. The review found that among 68 dietitians with 10,000 or more social media followers on TikTok or Instagram, about half had promoted food, beverages or supplements to their combined 11 million followers within the last year.”
Posted on 2023-09-14T05:09:20+0000