{"id":18360,"date":"2024-04-11T15:15:59","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T15:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=18360"},"modified":"2024-04-11T15:32:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T15:32:37","slug":"how-to-spot-tiktok-nutrition-misinformation-a-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/how-to-spot-tiktok-nutrition-misinformation-a-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Spot TikTok Nutrition Misinformation: A Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/man-phone-kitchen.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/man-phone-kitchen.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/man-phone-kitchen-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/man-phone-kitchen-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/man-phone-kitchen-752x501.jpg 752w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-body font-regular text-gray-800 leading-[24px] pt-[9px] pb-[2px]\" dir=\"ltr\">Riding on the findings from our recent study with Dublin City University, we&#8217;ve realized the massive influence that social media has on health and nutrition trends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-body font-regular text-gray-800 leading-[24px] pt-[9px] pb-[2px]\" dir=\"ltr\">Our checklist below stems from these findings and aims to serve as a guide for our community to steer clear of nutrition inaccuracies online. It&#8217;s our goal to boost digital health literacy, helping individuals make informed, science-backed decisions for their health.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-body font-regular text-gray-800 leading-[24px] pt-[9px] pb-[2px]\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Curious if recent viral trends are fact or fiction? Check out a few below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"pt-[9px] pb-[2px] pl-[24px] list-disc [&amp;_ul]:pt-[5px] pt-[5px]\">\n<li class=\"text-body font-regular text-gray-800 leading-[24px] my-[5px] [&amp;&gt;ol]:!pt-0 [&amp;&gt;ol]:!pb-0 [&amp;&gt;ul]:!pt-0 [&amp;&gt;ul]:!pb-0\" value=\"1\"><a class=\"text-indigo-700 underline underline-offset-4\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/nutrition-scientist-on-apple-cider-vinegar-for-weight-loss\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Can &#8220;Oatzempic&#8221; Support Rapid Weight Loss?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"text-body font-regular text-gray-800 leading-[24px] my-[5px] [&amp;&gt;ol]:!pt-0 [&amp;&gt;ol]:!pb-0 [&amp;&gt;ul]:!pt-0 [&amp;&gt;ul]:!pb-0\" value=\"2\"><a class=\"text-indigo-700 underline underline-offset-4\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/nutrition-scientist-on-apple-cider-vinegar-for-weight-loss\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Does Apple Cider Vinegar Support Weight Loss?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"text-body font-regular text-gray-800 leading-[24px] my-[5px] [&amp;&gt;ol]:!pt-0 [&amp;&gt;ol]:!pb-0 [&amp;&gt;ul]:!pt-0 [&amp;&gt;ul]:!pb-0\" value=\"3\"><a class=\"text-indigo-700 underline underline-offset-4\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/is-swamp-soup-tiktok-trend-healthy\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Is Swamp Soup Really a Flu Shot In a Bowl?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-54904 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Nutrition-TikTok-Misinformation-Infographic.png\" alt=\"TikTok Nutrition Misinformation Infographic | MyFitnessPal\" width=\"1080\" height=\"3698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Nutrition-TikTok-Misinformation-Infographic.png 1080w, https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Nutrition-TikTok-Misinformation-Infographic-88x300.png 88w, https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Nutrition-TikTok-Misinformation-Infographic-299x1024.png 299w, https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Nutrition-TikTok-Misinformation-Infographic-768x2630.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Nutrition-TikTok-Misinformation-Infographic-449x1536.png 449w, https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Nutrition-TikTok-Misinformation-Infographic-598x2048.png 598w, https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Nutrition-TikTok-Misinformation-Infographic-752x2575.png 752w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>More on the TikTok study:<\/h2>\n<p>MyFitnessPal&#8217;s new study, in partnership with Dublin City University, reveals an alarming reliance of Millennials and Gen Z on TikTok for nutrition and health advice. The survey shows 87% use the platform for such advice, and 57% are influenced by or adopt trends they find there. The research also indicates potential health risks, with 31% reporting adverse effects from following such trends. Furthermore, a subsequent analysis of 67,000 TikTok videos showed that only 2.1% of nutrition content was scientifically accurate. Read more here.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/how-to-spot-tiktok-nutrition-misinformation-checklist\/\">How to Spot TikTok Nutrition Misinformation: A Checklist<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\">MyFitnessPal Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s your guide for steering clear of nutrition inaccuracies online.<br \/>\nThe post How to Spot TikTok Nutrition Misinformation: A Checklist appeared first on MyFitnessPal Blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":""},"categories":[20,1,21,22,19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18360"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18360"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18365,"href":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18360\/revisions\/18365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}