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Online nutrition communities can become dangerous food cults, commentator warns
Original: Viewpoint: Food cults: Online ‘nutrition communities’ can pose unique dangers
A commentator argues that online nutrition communities can function like cults, drawing members into extreme diets and rigid belief systems that pose unique health dangers. The piece warns that tight-knit diet groups may reinforce misinformation, discourage dissent, and push followers toward restrictive eating habits that harm physical and mental health.
Why now: Concerns about misinformation and extreme dieting in online health communities are drawing fresh attention.
Evidence
- Viewpoint: Food cults: Online ‘nutrition communities’ can pose unique dangers · Genetic Literacy Project
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