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TikTok and Instagram wellness posts may reinforce restrictive eating ideals, study finds

Healthy eating content on social media may be promoting more than well-being, with new Flinders University research finding popular wellness posts often reflect attitudes and behaviors linked to orthorexia nervosa, an unhealthy obsession with eating foods considered healthy or pure.

TikTok and Instagram wellness posts may reinforce restrictive eating ideals, study finds

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