Influencer Dietitians: My Thoughts on the Recent Washington Post Article | Ep 286

The Funk'tional Nutrition Podcast

Erin Holt

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Nutrition

4.9 • 759 Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

A recent Washington Post article about influencer marketing in the nutrition industry sparked some justifiably strong reactions. Erin shares her thoughts here — and it might not be what you expect. Pulling on her 13 years of clinical experience and a decade of sharing her work on a public platform, Erin explains why she's no longer interested in fighting the nutrition wars.

This conversation will encourage you to think about the ways you are influenced online and to build some discernment muscles with who you accept advice from. Consider this episode more of a "think piece" than anything else.

Timestamps

(2:53) ‘Big Beverage’ funding — is it really anything new?

(12:42) Why the ‘all foods fit’ mentality can be appropriate (but not always)

(17:32) How allowing space for multiple truths expands our perspective

(19:48) Why practitioners being TOO convicted in their beliefs can be problematic (client examples)

(22:39) Feel kinda judgy about influencers? Here's something to consider when consuming their content

(32:15) Using discernment with online advice

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Transcript

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0:00.0	I'm Erin Holt, and this is the functional nutrition podcast where we lean into intuitive
0:07.2	functional medicine. We look at how diet, our environment, our emotions, and our beliefs all affect
0:13.4	our physical health. This podcast is your full-bodied, well-rounded resource. I've got over a decade
0:19.8	of clinical experience, and because of that,
0:22.2	I've got a major bone to pick with diet culture and the conventional health care model.
0:26.4	They're both failing so many of us. But functional medicine isn't the panacea that it's made out
0:31.5	to be either. We've got some work to do. And that's why creating a new model is my life's work.
0:38.8	I believe in the ripple effect, so I founded the Functional Nutrition Academy, a school and mentorship for practitioners
0:43.6	who want to do the same. This show is for you if you're looking for new ways of thinking about
0:48.7	your health and you're ready to be an active participant in your own healing. You'll get things
0:53.3	here that you won't get
0:54.5	other places. Please keep in mind this podcast is created for educational purposes only and should
0:59.7	never be used as a replacement for medical diagnosis or treatment. I would love for you to follow
1:04.8	the show, rate, review, and share because you never know whose life you might change. And of course,
1:10.3	keep coming back for more.
1:11.7	Now give me the mic so I can take it away.
1:15.8	Hello there, friends.
1:17.6	Today I'm going to talk about an article that was published in the Washington Post about a month ago.
1:24.7	The title is, the food industry pays influencer dietitians to shape your eating habits.
1:33.1	Subtitle is registered dietitians are being paid to post videos that promote diet soda,
1:38.4	sugar, and supplements on Instagram and TikTok.
1:41.9	I've been thinking about this article a lot over the past few weeks. I've been thinking about this article a lot over the past few weeks,
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