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Erin O'Hara: Why do we fall for social media health fads?

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sun, 2 Feb 2025, 12:11pm
Some trends and challenges that circulate on social media are guaranteed to be harmful to your health. Photo / Getty Images
Some trends and challenges that circulate on social media are guaranteed to be harmful to your health. Photo / Getty Images

Erin O'Hara: Why do we fall for social media health fads?

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sun, 2 Feb 2025, 12:11pm

There's growing concern about the marketing power of health influencers - and how people get caught up in trying trends pushed by people with dubious medical credentials.

TikTok users have recently been spotlighting berberine - a treatment dubbed 'nature's Ozempic' by health influencers.

Naturopath and wellness expert Erin O'Hara explains why we feel drawn in by social media trends, and stressed the importance of researching first. 

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