Nutritionists and dietitians use TikTok to share advice, but doctors may not approve

now to our series fit talk looking at how to how tick-tock influencers are bringing attention to dieting and fitness this morning the nutritionist sharing healthy food tips and what experts want you to know zarin shaw has all the details for us good morning zarin good morning robin they are the unexpected influencers on tick tock nutritionists and dietitians they're getting millions of views and likes by sharing advice about eating and weight loss but what are health experts saying off the app it's a health revolution happening right on tick-tock basically probiotics are healthy bacteria found in food

nutritionists and dietitians offering advice on the popular social media platform [Music] busting food myths even serving up healthy recipes to hundreds of thousands of users [Music] trained professionals like samar kula the chicago dietitian hopped onto the app when the pandemic started her videos quickly going viral i had posted a video sharing my patient's success and my messages blew up and so many people were asking for help and though there are hundreds of videos that claim to promote healthy eating habits experts say to check their claims with a fact based source anytime you're receiving advice you've

got to run that advice by a medical professional who knows you can see you and have a more in-depth conversation with you for andrea mathis founder of beautiful eats and things a health and wellness account she says she struggled with weight all her life trying every diet imaginable i went through and and you know tried several different diets just trying to find ways to really always watch my eating always watch what i was taking in always weighing myself constantly the mother of two from alabama decided the best way to manage her weight was to become

a registered dietitian she now shares what she's learned with her 40 000 followers and aims to show off what healthy really looks like i want to show people that you know dietitians or you know anyone we all come in different shapes in a statement to abc news tick tock writes they're removing content that promotes eating habits that are likely to cause health issues and they work with fact checkers who help assess the accuracy of content so they can quickly remove what's verified to be health misinformation so experts say tips on the app can be a

great start to a health conversation but you might not be getting the full story behind what's posted it is always best to consult with your doctor before changing your diet robin good bit of advice there zorin thank you and tomorrow in our fit talk series fitness on tick tock how you can find the workouts that health professionals recommend well hey there gma fans robin roberts here thanks for checking out our youtube channel lots of great stuff here so go on click the subscribe button right over right over here to get more of awesome videos and

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