It’s crazy how little we know about our bodies. We tend to think that sugar makes us gain weight, that sports are done better on an empty stomach, and anything bio and eco is immediately healthier.
But what if we told you it was all wrong? Well, Leah Forristall, a sustainable weight loss and outdoor sports dietician, has been debunking such myths in a series of light-hearted videos on her TikTok channel.
Titled “Hard Truths From A Dietician,” Leah’s videos reveal a refreshing look on diet, food and healthy eating and challenge the ways people view them. Scroll down to find her hard truths below and be sure to share what you think in the comments!
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Bored Panda reached out to Leah Forristall, a content creator and registered dietician located in Massachusetts who has been making viral “Hard Truths” TikTok videos about nutrition. Leah told us that in her practice, she helps people reach their weight loss and fitness goals sustainably.
“I grew up dancing, which ultimately led to my interest in food and how it impacts performance. After 21 years, I decided to hang up my pointe shoes and focus on my passion for outdoor sports (specifically hiking),” she said and added: “Now I get to help other people fuel properly, whether their goal is to win an ultramarathon or simply lose 10 pounds while keeping the weight off.”
I have a sister that yo-yo diets. Her desire to be thin outweighs everything. Thus she loses 100 lbs. Then gains 110. Loses 50, gains 75. I'm no expert, but this seems to unhealthy. And she clearly has issues with food.
“There are a lot of misconceptions about nutrition. Food is personal, everybody needs to eat.” Leah said. When asked to share the most common one, the nutritionist said that it’s a misconception that “nutrition is black and white.”
“There is actually a lot of gray area, which is expected as everybody has their own unique, individualized needs. People tend to focus on the extremes instead of finding a healthy balance,” she explained.
You need the right amount of calories for your size and metabolic activity
“If I had one key nutrition tip for anyone looking to make healthy lifestyle changes, it would be to ask yourself this one question: ‘can I see myself in 10 years doing the exact same thing I'm doing now?’ If you don't enjoy what you're doing now, whether that be a specific workout routine or diet, you can't expect long-term results from it.”
I have not heard of this one before. Who puts oil in their coffee?!?
When asked what her day looks like as a registered dietitian and nutrition coach, Leah said that every day looks a little different. “I'm a dietitian at a local university and see private practice clients during the evenings. Weekends I get to spend outdoors with the occasional workshop or nutrition event thrown into the mix!”
How slim...? I just looked up the article on Healthline and here's a passage: ""Research suggests that regularly eating whole grains, like brown rice, helps lower blood sugar levels and decreases the risk of type 2 diabetes. Even just replacing white rice with brown has been shown to lower blood sugar levels and decrease type 2 diabetes risk. On the other hand, eating lots of white rice has been linked to an increased risk of diabetes."" Plus they linked additional sources for each claim. ( https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/brown-vs-white-rice#brown-rice )
It’s no secret that the nutrition industry is currently experiencing unprecedented growth. Increased awareness of how diet affects health and the benefits of healthy eating habits means consumers are more educated than ever.
The Food And Drug Administration has recently released the results of its latest Safety and Nutrition Survey (FSANS) that incorporated 4,400 responses. The key findings showed that most consumers are familiar with the Nutrition Facts label. In fact, 87% of respondents have looked at the Nutrition Facts label on food packages, which indicated that people are getting more conscious about their food choices. The top four items that consumers look for on the label are: calories, total sugar, sodium, and serving size.
I refuse to accept this! (written while on my second large mug of black goodness)
Moreover, another finding also confirmed that consumers have knowledge of the front packages of the food products they buy in supermarkets. “Over 80% of respondents have seen claims such as, 'No added sugar,' 'Whole grain,' 'Organic,' 'Gluten-free,' 'Low fat,' 'No artificial ingredients,' 'Low sugar,' and 'No artificial colors,'” states the survey’s findings.
A diet can also be a lifestyle change. I've known plenty of people who regularly fold in IF periods into their month when they are adjusting or realigning to their target weight. Being able to do this effectively requires discipline and a healthy approach which is a lifestyle. Acting careers that require weight swings are based on this same principle.
But just like with any booming industry (think of beauty and fashion), the nutrition industry has its own trends that come and go. You probably remember the kale craze that was everywhere not so long ago. Now, in the post-pandemic world, the experts notice new emerging nutrition trends tipped to take off in 2022. This new report from Sainsbury’s Future Brands team and global agency The Food People shows a lot of interesting things about that.
“Beauty and skincare are big business, and consumers have long sought out the secret to looking younger through moisturizers and serums, but it’s now thought the ‘fountain of youth’ can be better absorbed through food and drink,” the Sainsbury’s Future Brands representative Ella Stockton explained to Bored Panda.
“Both collagen and hyaluronic acid are expected to join ingredient lists of staple supermarket products.” Edibles follow the already popular superfood trends where people aim to maximize their nutrition through foods that are rich in nutrients.
It is for me - my body produces amount that would satisfy a couple other human beings ;)
Other trends include eating sea crops that are hailed as the latest healthy food trend, clean label consumerism where people actively avoid artificial ingredients, the popularity of pre-biotics and post-biotics, nutrition-dense food and drink, and consuming various seeds.
Some of them give me gas, acid reflux and, on a really bad day, diarrhoea. So I steer clear altogether.
Shokofeh Hejazi, a senior editor at The Food People, commented: “Consumers are more focused than ever on improving their health and wellbeing and they’re looking to what they eat and drink for solutions to help on that journey. This has led to a surge in functional foods that aim to improve immunity, gut health, energy levels and skin quality.”
Moreover, Hejazi said that consumers are generally more curious and knowledgeable than ever. “It means they are not just thinking about how something tastes, but querying what’s in it, how it’s made and whether it’s healthy.” She added that it’s “amazing to see how much these mindsets have changed in just the space of a year and a half, and where it may be heading in the future.”
The problem with sugar in America is, it's in virtually everything already. "Added" sugar may not be bad, but if you are tossing sugar on top of your Capt Crunch cereal, you may have an issue.
Neither is salt. But both are acquired tastes and take time to change (we dropped salt and it took 6 months or more before everything stopped tasting like cardboard).
I would rather skip sugar than salt <3 my vice, my love
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The f**k it isn't: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2235907/ After this comment,. I really don't know what to believe from this person...
NO, this is incorrect! Science has proven that our brains treat sugar just like a drug! She is so wrong to say this!
Sugar addiction: pushing the drug-sugar analogy to the limit. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23719144/
Load More Replies... No but it does alter your appetite so you will tend to prefer sweet food the more you consume.
This has been scientifically DISPROVEN. Studies have been done showing comparisons of the brain in people who have a drug addiction and people who are eating sugary treats. Exactly the same parts of the brain light up in some people, the parts associated with addiction, and reward response. So I'm afraid she's really wrong on this one.
But there has been some evidence that high fructose corn syrup affects the brain differently than other sugars and can be addictive. Which is a problem in the USA where it's used to sweeten damn near everything.
Okay, I thought you were on the other side. Glad to see you agree now!
Load More Replies... I don't know who is right in this matter but for me it's like eating too much sugar makes me crave more sugar and leaving sugar out helps me eat better. I still enjoy chocolate, ice cream or cake sometimes but can't do it every week because then it's getting addictive.
Sugar creates addiction. There is a documentary about that. A lab rat has been exposed to sugar and cocaine. Then the researches stopped both of them. After a while they introduced them back. The rat preferred the sugar.
Gosh. A documentary you say. Must be true then if a bloke off the telly said so.
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Humans are genetically pre-disposed to liking sweets and fats and salt. Why? Because when we were just up and running around looking for foods, those real sweet things and salty or fatty foods were seldom on the menu. But, they did contribute to health when available so our bodies get REALLY HAPPY when we have sweets and salty/fatty foods on the menu. Even though we no longer have a problem getting those foods. Our genetic programming needs a reboot regarding this point!
It definitely is! I used to drink over 2 litres of Coca Cola a day for 13 years. I stopped drinking it in March this year and the sugar withdrawal was absolutely horrific. Seriously I found it easier to give up smoking.
My doc told me I'm addicted to sugar. Could be psychological but still.
YES IT IS. If you live in the States, sugar is in nearly EVERYTHING, so don't tell me you can easily go a day without sugar unless you're only eating meat. Most people have never gone without sugar in their day. All carbs are sugar, it doesn't have to taste sweat to be a source of sugar. Bread, fibres, grains = carbs = sugars.
you get addicted to how something makes you feel, if sugar gives you a nice minute, you very much get addicted to it
And there goes any thin thread of credibility she was still hanging from.
Come on it obviously is.Im a sugar addict from way back,needs a lot of management
Besides the fact that she needs to spread her wisdom while wearing tiny shorts, this statement just made her lose all credibility. Sugar is highly addictive. Highly!
NO IT ISNT! WHERES YOUR SCIENCE DEGREE NUMPTY?? SHES A F*****G ATHLETIC HEALTHY DIETICIAN. The first young tik tok video ive seen that I havent said anything negative about on here. I know military guys who wear silkie short shorts while working out or shooting things.
Load More Replies... What an ignorant statement! This woman isn't showing that she "earned" her degree. I call BS that she's actually an employed dietician!
That's not true and you know it. If heroin had the exact same effect on your brain as sugar, heroin addicts could very easily just switch to using the much cheaper sugar instead. Just because something triggers the same chemical or activates some of the same parts of the brain does not mean it has the same effect.
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Idk if she does or not, but if not she needs to put a disclaimer on her videos that nutrition isn't a one-size-fits-all situation, and that these "truths" are circumstantial at best. Artificial sweeteners DO cause harm in individuals with gastroparesis. Coffee has been shown to aid in weight loss as it stimulates your metabolism and can help make you feel full. Certain types of fruit can be VERY full of sugar and that should be monitored. Nutrition is complicated, and shouldn't be reduced to these one-offs that really mean nothing when it comes down to your unique situation. As a nutritionist, she should know better, and honestly this type of content could do more harm than good imo.
This. Lots of food are healthy. Or unhealthy. But depends on your health condition. I was always following all the typical fitness health tips of, for example, switching to whole grains (which, btw, I love the taste of), eating an abundance of protein and fiber. Eat fruit like a banana, and nuts instead of sweets etc.... Then I discovered I had renal deficiency and it completely twisted all I knew about healthy living. Switch to white bread/rice, eat lots of fats, reduce protein, limit phosphorus and potassium (a.k.a some famous fruits, vegetables and nuts known as healthy, even "super foods"). And guess what... that works for me. Surprisingly. So, yeah, see what your body really wants from you, and adjust to these needs.
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I just watched one of her videos. She has a tendency to do dance moves while delivering her info.
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I didn’t want to sound ageist but I don’t want to take dietary advice from someone who just graduated college and is a skinny white girl. I’ve struggled with my weight for my entire life. I’ve spent countless hours researching nutrition trying to find something that works.
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What the f**k is she doing? Jumping on the bed and dancing? Way to be taken seriously. But it's TikTok, what else to expect?
I’m sorry but what a bunch of baloney! Although some of the info is ok, the rest is downright dangerous. I love how everyone is a dietician these days. Gotta love the tik tok ones the best.
In the UK at least "Dietitian" is a protected title. You cannot use it if you don't have the requisite qualification. Conversely, *anyone* can call themselves a nutritionist (although you still need to have met a certain standard to be called a Registered Nutritionist which is slightly different). Where this gets confusing is that different countries treat the two titles differently - in Australia, for example, neither term is protected so anyone can call themselves either title, but if you do get the associated qualifications, dietitian is the *lower* of the two levels. But I will give you the fact that TikTok is not the place to be giving out any kind of advice to be taken seriously - soundbites lack context (see how many follow up questions she got?)
Load More Replies... So many single hints. The thing is: a healthy diet is complicated and simple at the same time, as on the one hand a few simple rules will do much (like eating food as little processed as possible, and having as many colour in food on the table as possible), on the other hand it is as individual as it gets. Finding the individual balance is what we need to strive for. She definitely is right in that food idiologies are to be condemned, and so are many artificial products that allegedly are healthy (no one needs "vitamin water" for the vitamins in it.)
I think part of the complexity is due to the amount of contradictory information that you can find out there. This piece is debunking claims made by people in the past and will in turn be debunked in the future by some other dietitian/media personality. You then add to this the opinions of body shamers and body positivity advocates and you simply don't have any firm footing in the media. Outside of politics I don't think you have other topic that is so full of misinformation.
Load More Replies... TBH, I wish these weren't jammed into TikTok videos that have limited time — I do appreciate her insight and information, health and food are important topics, but simplifying complex topics can be dangerous, and follow the same vein as the notions she's debunking ("Carbs are bad" - simplified version of a pretty complex topic). Anyways, good article! Made me think and research a lot.
Blanket statements by fad diets (fat is bad, carbs are bad, etc.) are why we have so much trouble. Just. Eat. For. You. I do fine without meat. Others may not. The point is ---- are you healthy? If yes, then portion control and exercise are the way forward. Humans around the world survive on wildly varying diet-lifestyles. Figure out what is best for your body (by age, gender, metabolism, underlying disorders, etc.) and live your best.
Sugar is not addictive. Many times, people eat sugar because of undiagnosed mental situations or because their body is starved for some other nutrient. Sugar is our go to because sweet equals calories and our brain will go to sweet if it feels it is being starved. Another one she did not put forth is that, often times, if you are constantly eating, even after a big meal, it could mean that you are either lacking nutrition, you are dehydrated, you are tired and trying to stay awake...or the meal you had lacked a feature (like if you have all soft foods, your brain may be looking for something crunchy..like chips.)
There is so much contradictory information about nutrition out there (including from nutritionists) that it is best not to take every advice too serious. Just see what works well for you and combine it with some common sense. Vegetables good, processed food not good.
Why now all information is accompanied by videos of dancing and selfies? I could have read the list for 2 minutes, but no, now I need to scroll thru 20 selfie screenshots.
A healthy body will tend to become the weight it finds optimal for the daily activity habits. A "diet" is part pf your lifestyle not something you are doing. Lifestyle changes will need dietary changes. You are an environment within an environment. Try to create a environment of health inside and outside. Take care of your gut like they are your best friends because no one wants you to be more healthy then billions of buddies living there because they absolutely depend on you for their life and livelihood. Sugar, glucose, is a sharp molecule and when it is in large amounts it scrapes your cellular linings and causes inflammation. ALL disease starts with inflammation. If it is inflammatory don't let it in! When there is inflammation your body sends fire trucks of Cholesterol to cover them with a blanket to put them out. Don't stop the fire trucks, stop the arsonist. No drug, no doctor, no diet or dietitian makes you better or gets and keeps you healthy.
OMG can this licensed dietitian please give tips based on her professional knowledge without peanut gallery input. Take the advice if you want, don't if you don't. I'm willing to bet she knows more about nutrition than 99% of the people making negative comments.
Thank you so much!!! This was super helpful for me as I had just been struggling with an eating disorder and am still figuring out what is best for my body!!
What exactly is she doing in the background of all these informational pieces?
She's doing what you often see in TikTok videos, people constantly dancing while delivering their message.
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I very much disagree with #8 and #2. Only by cutting carbs WAY back was I able to lose weight. Calories are essentially the same, 1500ish. Started with Keto, lost 40#, now I'm maintaining with an average of 50 carbs daily. (5 years eating this way.)
Wow Kate, amazing. I've lost 10kg cutting back my carbs. My doc told me I'm now fit as a fiddle!
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What she says doesn't work for me, so I don't trust her. You can't say things that aren't entirely true and ruin people's lives. If she's a doctor, people will bear the consequences of what she says. What experience does she have? It seems like not much if she doesn't understand insuline problems.
This type of know-it-all truth revealing is never credible. First of all, if you want to truly bring down certain myths or stop currents such as IF and keto, you need to bring scientific arguments. Sugar does indeed cause addiction, and the matter is studied for years and years. Just because there is no great meta-analysis to bring it all together, it does not mean it's fake. Here's a free review randomly picked from other thousands found on pubmed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29772560
She appeared to be promoting herself first, information second. A serious subject subjected to attempt to be cute/funny/whatever. Mostly a C- grade on it.
Well, I don't know, I learned at university that sugar is addictive. Fake news? 😅🤔 Gonna have to contact my old professor and give her a piece of my mind 🤣
as someone who used to have that skinny athlete body bc i was a runner and exercised, stretched etc i loved having that healthy body. however my knee injury has stopped me from running permenantly i can barely jog without pain and cant walk long distances. i went into a depression bc i felt that running was the only thing i was good at. i wasnt a great student but in high school all short distance track and feild records were broken by me and i still hold them to this day i graduated in 2008. from 2008 to now ive been slowly making my body unhealthy and that 6 pack i had is gone, i constantly look bloated, my muscles get stiff more easily and much more. i recently decided to go for walks and do yoga once cold weather arrives. i havent changed my diet at all however i have been making sure i dont over eat or have late night junk food snacks every night. and guess wat its working! some ppl dont need diets, nutritionists, or doctors to help them lose weight. this doesnt apply to everyone they may b truths but not everyone has the same body. i can eat fast food, pizza, high fat foods etc and i can still lose the weight if i keep up my excercise and eat in moderation. thats all it took for me midnight snacks once in awhile (aka weekends only) and no stuffing my face until im about to explode (i take healthy portions now). i went from 80lbs over weight for a woman of my height and body type to more 50lbs over weight. i still have a ways to go but ill get there. i was told by my doctor that if i decided to lose weight to do it slowly since my weight gain was probably brought on by me no longer taking my adhd meds so it was very rapid weight gain once i was off it but it took encouragement from my husband to actually get started. i strongly believe that no one trying to lose weight or make their body healthier should turn to the internet, u should kno ur own body ask a doctor if certain diets r safe, dont cut foods out of ur life u assume r bad, dont watch tik tok for diet advice etc. actually call ur doctor and kno urself if uve tried everything and nothing works. i was gonna try wat im doing now and if it didnt work i was gonna ask my doctor but it works so awesome im good. im epileptic and have high anxeity disorder so i tend to have high blood pressure so i limit caffine other ppl might not have that issue. alcohol can counter my meds and ill have seizures i limit my alcohol intake others might not have that issue. even some types of meat can effect me like a nice t-bone steak or london broil i cant have those as much as id like. im also allergic to all sea food too so all the good things that come from fish and shellfish i need to find other ways to get it. everyone is different this girl is doing a general truths which doesnt really help everyone.
This woman is giving incorrect information that is just ignorant. I'd like to know who the idiot is that employs her, so I can avoid them like the plague!
I always want to take advice from a skinny white girl who just graduated college. *sarcasm*
WTF does her being white have anything to do with this? Grow up you racist idiot!
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the hardest truth of all is that doctors have been lying to us all along about nutrition. Food is medicine. There are foods commonly available in your local grocery store or available online that will prevent or reduce the risks of high cholesterol, stroke, heart attack, migraines, diabetes, gut diseases, depression, and a thousand other conditions. So why don't doctors prescribe food as medicine? Because the big pharma companies can't patent those medicines (and make huge profits off of them), and also because the doctors' insurance companies will not defend them in any case arising from this sort of prescription. Look up online a book by Joel Wallach, "Dead Doctors Don't Lie" and read it. This is a good starting point for research into improving your health with food and herbal medications.
Idk if she does or not, but if not she needs to put a disclaimer on her videos that nutrition isn't a one-size-fits-all situation, and that these "truths" are circumstantial at best. Artificial sweeteners DO cause harm in individuals with gastroparesis. Coffee has been shown to aid in weight loss as it stimulates your metabolism and can help make you feel full. Certain types of fruit can be VERY full of sugar and that should be monitored. Nutrition is complicated, and shouldn't be reduced to these one-offs that really mean nothing when it comes down to your unique situation. As a nutritionist, she should know better, and honestly this type of content could do more harm than good imo.
This. Lots of food are healthy. Or unhealthy. But depends on your health condition. I was always following all the typical fitness health tips of, for example, switching to whole grains (which, btw, I love the taste of), eating an abundance of protein and fiber. Eat fruit like a banana, and nuts instead of sweets etc.... Then I discovered I had renal deficiency and it completely twisted all I knew about healthy living. Switch to white bread/rice, eat lots of fats, reduce protein, limit phosphorus and potassium (a.k.a some famous fruits, vegetables and nuts known as healthy, even "super foods"). And guess what... that works for me. Surprisingly. So, yeah, see what your body really wants from you, and adjust to these needs.
Load More Replies... I just watched one of her videos. She has a tendency to do dance moves while delivering her info.
Load More Replies... I didn’t want to sound ageist but I don’t want to take dietary advice from someone who just graduated college and is a skinny white girl. I’ve struggled with my weight for my entire life. I’ve spent countless hours researching nutrition trying to find something that works.
Load More Replies... What the f**k is she doing? Jumping on the bed and dancing? Way to be taken seriously. But it's TikTok, what else to expect?
I’m sorry but what a bunch of baloney! Although some of the info is ok, the rest is downright dangerous. I love how everyone is a dietician these days. Gotta love the tik tok ones the best.
In the UK at least "Dietitian" is a protected title. You cannot use it if you don't have the requisite qualification. Conversely, *anyone* can call themselves a nutritionist (although you still need to have met a certain standard to be called a Registered Nutritionist which is slightly different). Where this gets confusing is that different countries treat the two titles differently - in Australia, for example, neither term is protected so anyone can call themselves either title, but if you do get the associated qualifications, dietitian is the *lower* of the two levels. But I will give you the fact that TikTok is not the place to be giving out any kind of advice to be taken seriously - soundbites lack context (see how many follow up questions she got?)
Load More Replies... So many single hints. The thing is: a healthy diet is complicated and simple at the same time, as on the one hand a few simple rules will do much (like eating food as little processed as possible, and having as many colour in food on the table as possible), on the other hand it is as individual as it gets. Finding the individual balance is what we need to strive for. She definitely is right in that food idiologies are to be condemned, and so are many artificial products that allegedly are healthy (no one needs "vitamin water" for the vitamins in it.)
I think part of the complexity is due to the amount of contradictory information that you can find out there. This piece is debunking claims made by people in the past and will in turn be debunked in the future by some other dietitian/media personality. You then add to this the opinions of body shamers and body positivity advocates and you simply don't have any firm footing in the media. Outside of politics I don't think you have other topic that is so full of misinformation.
Load More Replies... TBH, I wish these weren't jammed into TikTok videos that have limited time — I do appreciate her insight and information, health and food are important topics, but simplifying complex topics can be dangerous, and follow the same vein as the notions she's debunking ("Carbs are bad" - simplified version of a pretty complex topic). Anyways, good article! Made me think and research a lot.
Blanket statements by fad diets (fat is bad, carbs are bad, etc.) are why we have so much trouble. Just. Eat. For. You. I do fine without meat. Others may not. The point is ---- are you healthy? If yes, then portion control and exercise are the way forward. Humans around the world survive on wildly varying diet-lifestyles. Figure out what is best for your body (by age, gender, metabolism, underlying disorders, etc.) and live your best.
Sugar is not addictive. Many times, people eat sugar because of undiagnosed mental situations or because their body is starved for some other nutrient. Sugar is our go to because sweet equals calories and our brain will go to sweet if it feels it is being starved. Another one she did not put forth is that, often times, if you are constantly eating, even after a big meal, it could mean that you are either lacking nutrition, you are dehydrated, you are tired and trying to stay awake...or the meal you had lacked a feature (like if you have all soft foods, your brain may be looking for something crunchy..like chips.)
There is so much contradictory information about nutrition out there (including from nutritionists) that it is best not to take every advice too serious. Just see what works well for you and combine it with some common sense. Vegetables good, processed food not good.
Why now all information is accompanied by videos of dancing and selfies? I could have read the list for 2 minutes, but no, now I need to scroll thru 20 selfie screenshots.
A healthy body will tend to become the weight it finds optimal for the daily activity habits. A "diet" is part pf your lifestyle not something you are doing. Lifestyle changes will need dietary changes. You are an environment within an environment. Try to create a environment of health inside and outside. Take care of your gut like they are your best friends because no one wants you to be more healthy then billions of buddies living there because they absolutely depend on you for their life and livelihood. Sugar, glucose, is a sharp molecule and when it is in large amounts it scrapes your cellular linings and causes inflammation. ALL disease starts with inflammation. If it is inflammatory don't let it in! When there is inflammation your body sends fire trucks of Cholesterol to cover them with a blanket to put them out. Don't stop the fire trucks, stop the arsonist. No drug, no doctor, no diet or dietitian makes you better or gets and keeps you healthy.
OMG can this licensed dietitian please give tips based on her professional knowledge without peanut gallery input. Take the advice if you want, don't if you don't. I'm willing to bet she knows more about nutrition than 99% of the people making negative comments.
Thank you so much!!! This was super helpful for me as I had just been struggling with an eating disorder and am still figuring out what is best for my body!!
What exactly is she doing in the background of all these informational pieces?
She's doing what you often see in TikTok videos, people constantly dancing while delivering their message.
Load More Replies... I very much disagree with #8 and #2. Only by cutting carbs WAY back was I able to lose weight. Calories are essentially the same, 1500ish. Started with Keto, lost 40#, now I'm maintaining with an average of 50 carbs daily. (5 years eating this way.)
Wow Kate, amazing. I've lost 10kg cutting back my carbs. My doc told me I'm now fit as a fiddle!
Load More Replies... What she says doesn't work for me, so I don't trust her. You can't say things that aren't entirely true and ruin people's lives. If she's a doctor, people will bear the consequences of what she says. What experience does she have? It seems like not much if she doesn't understand insuline problems.
This type of know-it-all truth revealing is never credible. First of all, if you want to truly bring down certain myths or stop currents such as IF and keto, you need to bring scientific arguments. Sugar does indeed cause addiction, and the matter is studied for years and years. Just because there is no great meta-analysis to bring it all together, it does not mean it's fake. Here's a free review randomly picked from other thousands found on pubmed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29772560
She appeared to be promoting herself first, information second. A serious subject subjected to attempt to be cute/funny/whatever. Mostly a C- grade on it.
Well, I don't know, I learned at university that sugar is addictive. Fake news? 😅🤔 Gonna have to contact my old professor and give her a piece of my mind 🤣
as someone who used to have that skinny athlete body bc i was a runner and exercised, stretched etc i loved having that healthy body. however my knee injury has stopped me from running permenantly i can barely jog without pain and cant walk long distances. i went into a depression bc i felt that running was the only thing i was good at. i wasnt a great student but in high school all short distance track and feild records were broken by me and i still hold them to this day i graduated in 2008. from 2008 to now ive been slowly making my body unhealthy and that 6 pack i had is gone, i constantly look bloated, my muscles get stiff more easily and much more. i recently decided to go for walks and do yoga once cold weather arrives. i havent changed my diet at all however i have been making sure i dont over eat or have late night junk food snacks every night. and guess wat its working! some ppl dont need diets, nutritionists, or doctors to help them lose weight. this doesnt apply to everyone they may b truths but not everyone has the same body. i can eat fast food, pizza, high fat foods etc and i can still lose the weight if i keep up my excercise and eat in moderation. thats all it took for me midnight snacks once in awhile (aka weekends only) and no stuffing my face until im about to explode (i take healthy portions now). i went from 80lbs over weight for a woman of my height and body type to more 50lbs over weight. i still have a ways to go but ill get there. i was told by my doctor that if i decided to lose weight to do it slowly since my weight gain was probably brought on by me no longer taking my adhd meds so it was very rapid weight gain once i was off it but it took encouragement from my husband to actually get started. i strongly believe that no one trying to lose weight or make their body healthier should turn to the internet, u should kno ur own body ask a doctor if certain diets r safe, dont cut foods out of ur life u assume r bad, dont watch tik tok for diet advice etc. actually call ur doctor and kno urself if uve tried everything and nothing works. i was gonna try wat im doing now and if it didnt work i was gonna ask my doctor but it works so awesome im good. im epileptic and have high anxeity disorder so i tend to have high blood pressure so i limit caffine other ppl might not have that issue. alcohol can counter my meds and ill have seizures i limit my alcohol intake others might not have that issue. even some types of meat can effect me like a nice t-bone steak or london broil i cant have those as much as id like. im also allergic to all sea food too so all the good things that come from fish and shellfish i need to find other ways to get it. everyone is different this girl is doing a general truths which doesnt really help everyone.
This woman is giving incorrect information that is just ignorant. I'd like to know who the idiot is that employs her, so I can avoid them like the plague!
I always want to take advice from a skinny white girl who just graduated college. *sarcasm*
WTF does her being white have anything to do with this? Grow up you racist idiot!
Load More Replies... the hardest truth of all is that doctors have been lying to us all along about nutrition. Food is medicine. There are foods commonly available in your local grocery store or available online that will prevent or reduce the risks of high cholesterol, stroke, heart attack, migraines, diabetes, gut diseases, depression, and a thousand other conditions. So why don't doctors prescribe food as medicine? Because the big pharma companies can't patent those medicines (and make huge profits off of them), and also because the doctors' insurance companies will not defend them in any case arising from this sort of prescription. Look up online a book by Joel Wallach, "Dead Doctors Don't Lie" and read it. This is a good starting point for research into improving your health with food and herbal medications.
