Several nutrition tips are circulating on the popular TikTok platform. From cabbage soup to baby food to apple cider vinegar, there’s no shortage of wacky tricks on social media and it can sometimes be difficult to sort out the real from the fake.
“It’s interesting because this content is everywhere,” says Lisa Young, a nutritionist and author of the book. Finally Full, Finally Slim. It ranges from calorie counting to intuitive eating that goes once morest conventional diets.
If the expert recommends that TikTok users use the techniques that suit them best, we must still be careful when venturing on the platform.
Here are the most popular diets.
1. Calorie counting
Around 1.8 billion views are associated with the keyword #CalorieCounting. #CalorieDeficit has nearly 9 billion views.
Content creators associated with these trends recommend women eat 1,200-1,500 calories and men eat 1,500-1,800 calories.
Although this strategy is effective for weight loss, it hides several problems.
“It encourages the feeling of lack,” says Lisa Young. According to the expert, this method forces people to focus more on calories while abandoning the importance of nutrition.
2. Chlorophyll water
On TikTok, the keyword #ChlorophyllWater accumulates 254 million views. Chlorophyll water enthusiasts believe that adding chlorophyll to drinking water aids weight loss in addition to purifying the body and improving the appearance of the skin.
Ms. Young is skeptical of this method. “You are going to get chlorophyll from eating plant products. You are free to drink chlorophyll if you like. You just have to be aware that it is not a miracle cure.
2. Baby food
Over 17 million people have viewed content related to eating baby food for weight loss. It is suggested that adults replace their meals with infant puree.
“You will lose weight, but it’s not a healthy diet to adopt in the long term, explains Lisa Young. Baby food does not contain a lot of protein. It won’t give you the nutrients you need.”
3. Military Diet
The hashtag #MillitaryDiet has managed to rack up 31 million views on TikTok. His followers claim to have lost up to 10 pounds in a week.
It’s called the “military diet” because it requires iron discipline. Participants are asked to consume up to 900 calories 3 days a week and eat a normal diet 4 days a month.
During the three days of restrictions, the only foods accepted are coffee or tea, grapefruit, bananas, apples, green beans, broccoli, carrots, peanut butter, eggs, canned tuna , meat, brown bread, crackers, cottage cheese, cheddar cheese and ice cream in limited quantities.
The nutritionist believes that this method is very bad. “It allows you to lose a lot of weight very quickly. However, you are not going to be able to maintain this weight. It will even make you fat when you go back to normal.
4. Cabbage soup
Grandmas’ favorite meal is taking TikTok by storm as the #CabbageSoupDiet hashtag garnered 7 million views on the platform.
Some people use this diet, which consists of white cabbage and low-calorie vegetables, to start a healthy shift in their diet. Others will adopt it to lose weight quickly.
“One of the advantages of this diet is that it allows you to consume a lot of liquid and fiber, says the expert. You can’t maintain it for a long time because it doesn’t contain enough protein and fat”.
5. Lemon Coffee
Smashing half a lemon into your coffee in the morning would burn fat and prevent bloating, according to a new trend on TikTok.
The #LemonCoffeeChallenge has nearly 7 million views on the platform. #LemonAndCoffee accumulates nearly 6 million.
“There’s nothing magical regarding lemon coffee,” argues Lisa Young.
“If you have a regular coffee instead of a frappuccino or a pumpkin latte, you will lose weight,” explains the expert. It’s the same if you eat Greek yogurt with berries.
According to information from New York Post