For the study, researchers monitored views from a TikTok account run by Dr Franceschelli. It posted videos about how to manage obesity, including advice on healthy eating and exercise, and ...
Social media apps like TikTok should be used to help teenagers avoid becoming obese, researchers have suggested. Academics called for “no time to be lost” in harnessing the popularity of the platforms ...
“But there is also huge potential use social media to disseminate scientific information on obesity and nutrition and support teenagers and young adults in eating healthily.” For the study ...