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Online nutrition communities can become dangerous 'food cults'
Original: Viewpoint: Food cults: Online ‘nutrition communities’ can pose unique dangers
A viewpoint published by the Genetic Literacy Project argues that online 'nutrition communities' can pose unique dangers, behaving like food cults that draw members into rigid, extreme eating beliefs. The piece warns that such groups can spread misinformation and encourage unhealthy relationships with food, and it is prompting discussion about how diet-focused online spaces influence vulnerable people.
Why now: Ongoing concern about misinformation and extreme dieting behaviour spreading through online nutrition and wellness communities.
Evidence
- Viewpoint: Food cults: Online ‘nutrition communities’ can pose unique dangers · Genetic Literacy Project
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