Instagram, TikTok fitness workouts are harmful? Here is what studies reveal

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Another analysis focused on 1,000 TikTok posts related to food, nutrition, and weight loss, as reported in the journal PLOS One, found weight-normative content, including the glorification of weight loss, as per a report in CNN...

Although fitness influencers have the potential to encourage physical activity positively, concerns arise about the quality and accuracy of their content, as highlighted in a 2022 review in Frontiers in Public Health, CNN reported...

According to the Harvard study, YouTube derived the greatest ad revenue from users 12 and under ($959.1 million), followed by Instagram ($801.1 million) and Facebook ($137.2 million)...

Instagram, meanwhile, derived the greatest ad revenue from users aged 13-17 ($4 billion), followed by TikTok ($2 billion) and YouTube ($1.2 billion)...

The researchers also estimate that Snapchat derived the greatest share of its overall 2022 ad revenue from users under 18 (41%), followed by TikTok (35%), YouTube (27%), and Instagram (16%)...

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