Plant Based Eating for Health

087: Are TikTok Influencers Encouraging Unhealthy Food Consumption


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If you are not one who frequents TikTok, this post may not make sense. However, if you've been on TikTok for any length of time, you know it can be like going into the Twilight Zone.

It was actually during a recent visit to TikTok that I was compelled to write this post and release the most current episode on the Plant Based Eating for Health podcast show.

Let me preface by saying that TikTok is a great way to unwind at the end of the day and watch funny animal videos, heartwarming rescue videos, vegan recipe videos, and success journeys of people turning their lives around.

It's a harmless way, so I thought, to enjoy the perspective of men and women around the globe.

Yet, every so often, a video pops up that you have to wonder, "What is the person thinking?"

Granted, the question, in and of itself is judgmental, but as humans, we do tend to judge. Not many people escape the clutches of judgement. Some more than others.

On this particular occasion, a video came in my thread of a woman who was morbidly, morbidly obese, sitting in front of dozens of cheeseburgers, tacos, fries, cupcakes, and several large plastic cups of soda.

Now please know, this is not at all about fat shaming… at all. However, it is about questioning why someone would find it necessary to prop themselves up in front of the camera to literally stuff their face with untold amounts of unhealthy food.

You can well imagine the comments people left about her gluttonous ways, to which her canned response was, "I feel great, and I am healthy."

Likely neither are true, but she stands by her statement.

Sadly, young people are being influenced by these types of videos. Currently, there is a major health crisis going on. One that began long before the pandemic and shutdowns.

There has been an increase in virtually every type of disease, obesity is an epidemic unto itself, contributing to many preventable diseases.

Check out the full episode for more insights.

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