This is how often health bloggers, influencers are wrong about weight loss
Social media 'experts' are not to be trusted, says new research
Social media 'experts' are not to be trusted, says new research
Researchers at the University of Glasgow recently combed through the Internet바카라 게임 웹사이트s most popular U.K. weight-loss blogs to determine how much of the advice is good advice.
Want to take a guess? How many of the bloggers out of 10 delivered helpful and safe guidance on and ? Six? Four? Two?
Nope.
One.
The researchers graded each social influencer based on transparency, trustworthiness, nutritional soundness and their use of research-backed references. After analysis, the vast majority of influencers didn바카라 게임 웹사이트t have the kind of nutrition credentials needed to give good advice.
Another problem: The influencers posing as experts were also taking cash on the side.
바카라 게임 웹사이트Influencers are paid to leverage their social media followings to promote a brand, product or belief. This is all well and good, as long as the content they create and the opinions they share are legitimate and well-informed,바카라 게임 웹사이트 says Katie Andrews, M.S., R.D., AND owner of Wellness by Katie. 바카라 게임 웹사이트Getting a root canal doesn바카라 게임 웹사이트t make you qualified to give one; eating food and going to the gym doesn바카라 게임 웹사이트t make you qualified to speak on the subjects as an expert.바카라 게임 웹사이트
The researchers of the U.K. study also analyzed meals recommended by the bloggers. What they found: many of the meals were not nutritionally balanced 바카라 게임 웹사이트 either failing in terms of calories, carbohydrates, protein, fat, fiber, sugar or in multiple areas.
Although the pool of influencers assessed in this study was fairly small (14 in total), the research spotlights an underlying big picture problem. If the influencer you follow on Instagram looks amazing, but gives bad advice for looking amazing yourself, how can you tell if they're actually following their own advice?
So what should you do during your next late-night Instagram scroll-athon?
Conduct a background check.
바카라 게임 웹사이트A basic Google search is easy to do and will quickly reveal the individual바카라 게임 웹사이트s background,바카라 게임 웹사이트 says Andrews. Look to see if the Influencers has qualifications 바카라 게임 웹사이트 such as a degree (M.D., Ph.D., and/or R.D. are ideal) from an accredited school, or a certification or title from a national agency 바카라 게임 웹사이트 that would at least give them some "trustworthiness" around the topic they바카라 게임 웹사이트re speaking about.
While most influencers necessarily don't have bad intentions, it's best to take their advice with a grain of Himalayan Pink sea salt (you know, like influencers try to convince you to purchase because of the health benefits) and understand that diet and lifestyle changes can have a lasting impact on your health 바카라 게임 웹사이트 for the better or worse.