Anna, Anna and Elizabeth discuss how a proliferation of problematic and sometimes outright false nutrition information on social media makes it increasingly difficult for parents and teens to discern good nutrition information from bad.

We discuss:

• The problem with popular accounts that claim they’re anti-diet, weight inclusive, and aligned with Responsive Feeding, but a closer look reveals that their content is not actually aligned with these principals.
• How brief sound bites such as those on Tik Tok and IG Reels aren’t sufficient to provide feeding advice.
• The problem with messages suggesting that some foods are better than others, and the negative impact this can have on parents and kids.
• How encouraging parents to talk to children about food in ways that are not age appropriate only serves to confuse kids.

Links:

• Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture by Virginia Sole-Smith
• The Kid’s Standing in Clean Eating’s Shadow by Laura Thomas
• Sunny Side Up Nutrition Podcast
• Lutz, Alexander & Associates Nutrition Therapy
• Pinney Davenport Nutrition
• https://thirdwheeled.com/
• https://m8.design/
• https://www.sonics.io/