There is a new trend of – no joke – whole lettuce leaves in sole in your tea. Supposedly, it helps you sleep.
“There is no scientific evidence that suggests that this names’ help works in humans,” said Harbstreet.
The idea probably comes from the fact that certain molecules found in the Roman lettuce have proven to promote sleep in animal studies, but it is hardly a reason to believe that putting a few leaves in your tea will have the same effect.
“Videos like this testify to the effort of Tiktok’s influencers to get weight by jumping on trends. You will notice that many videos exaggerate the alleged results by saying that they “fall asleep and have forgotten to finish the video”, which suggests that it works better than alleged. »»
The main thing? Do not confuse Tiktok’s trends with legitimate nutritional advice.
“As a dietitian, I consider many of these tendencies as the manifestation of the deeply disorderly relationship of our culture with food and health,” said Harbstreet. “The majority of them present the best orthorexic trends, with major red flags for the behaviors of food disorders at worst.” Essentially, it’s about eating less – Less calories, less carbohydrates, less sugar and sometimes as little food possible.
In addition, many of these trends take off, not because the recipe itself seems good, but because the influencer of the video corresponds to the false cultural idea of what “healthy” – young, white, valid And very thin.
“I have growing concerns about the damage that it does to our perception not only what” healthy “consumption looks like, but also to whom we turn when we think of being” healthy “,” said Harbstreet.
If you hope to improve your health, ask for expert advice on an accredited health professional. Do not turn to Tiktok.
This message originally appeared on HuffPost.
