How to avoid falling for food 'disinfluencers'

It's been almost two years since I changed my eating habits, and in my search for healthy recipes and knowledge, the algorithm serves me up a ton of videos from various content creators who deal with the topic of food and health. Most are responsible people, but they arrive mixed in with an indigestible, toxic hodgepodge of charlatans and misinformation spreaders. Most often, the unscrupulous person in question sports a toned and seemingly healthy body—I emphasize: seemingly—and recommends eating tons of red meat or fatty foods like cheese or sausages because they are good sources of protein. Of course, who wouldn't want to show off their Instagrammable physique while stuffing themselves with ribeye steak and Idiazabal cheese?

The problem with these Disneyland diets is that they always leave out the big picture. Excessive consumption of red (or processed) meat is linked to certain cancers. The most robust cheeses can raise blood pressure due to their sodium content and are calorie-dense: if they contribute to weight gain, the arteries are at risk. These same unscrupulous people tend to denigrate fruit because of its sugar content, and then invoke the dreaded glucose spikes, as if variations—within reason—were not manageable for the population, which has a functional pancreas designed precisely to handle them. To avoid this, it's important to remember that the trap is always the same: not considering a food as a whole and taking an isolated fact out of context to make it seem as if they've discovered a secret shortcut. I've lost over 30 kilos since my heart attack, and I've done it without giving up immensely enjoying food, thanks to the advice of serious people who share their knowledge online. But what some do disinfluencers Distorting nutrient figures to create the image of a groundbreaking guru is irresponsible and deserves a response from health authorities.