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A young woman sits cross-legged on a bed, holding a smartphone, surrounded by dozens of floating red flags. The image visually represents the theme of the article, which provides guidance on identifying "red flags" of fake nutrition advice on social media platforms, highlighting the overwhelming presence of misinformation online.

How to spot fake nutrition advice on social media: 10 red flags

Because not every wellness reel is well-informed, these red flags will help you scroll smarter.

A clipboard with a cholesterol checklist labeled “HDL (high density lipoprotein)” and “LDL (low density lipoprotein),” surrounded by a stethoscope, pen, and book. This image supports the article’s debunking of the misleading “firefighter analogy” about cholesterol, emphasizing the importance of distinguishing between HDL and LDL in understanding heart disease risk.

Fact-checking the firefighter analogy for cholesterol and heart disease

We break down why the firefighter analogy doesn’t hold up, and what decades of research really say about cholesterol’s role in heart disease.

A close-up of a bright yellow traffic light glowing green against a blue sky. The image reflects the article’s critique of oversimplified “traffic light” nutrition labels, symbolizing how such systems can give the green light to misleading health claims and contribute to nutrition misinformation on social media.

The Traffic Lights System: a guide to nutrition misinformation on social media

The Traffic Lights System is a guide explaining how nutrition misinformation works and why it spreads so fast.

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