Instagram moves one step closer to banning detox slimming teas
How many times has it happened that you have come across an ad on Facebook or Instagram for weight loss, urging you to buy that pack of slimming tea, detox drinks or weight loss toffees which make the journey look all so easy? If yes, you know what we are talking about. 21-day courses, slimming regimes, and weight loss lollipops made popular by the likes of celebrities like Kylie Jenner, Kim Kardashian gained a lot of momentum online for the health promises they offer and their guaranteed benefits of losing weight.
Do these products actually work?
However, we don't actually need to tell you that all these products don't work so well. For one, weight loss is easier said than done. It requires a lot of effort, a good balance of diet and exercise to get going. No one pill or detox session can actually make you slim down in a jiffy. Plus, what's worse is that these weight loss and diet supplements actually promote the rise of eating disorders in the age group of 18-24, who are the most popularly targeted group on social media. Health boards and doctors have been actively acting against them, calling out for their bogus claims, asking social media sites to pull down these ads.
Great move, Instagram
In a new move, which is getting attention from experts, social media sharing platform, Instagram, which is single-handedly responsible for promoting these ads to users has now made new guidelines which have moved one step closer to banning these ads and sale of the products.
Instagram will also apply an age restriction filter where posts target users to buy certain products. The company will further remove posts entirely if it “makes a miraculous claim about certain diet or weight loss products, and is linked to a commercial offer such as a discount code.” If we have anyone to thank, it is actress and body positivity promoter, Jameela Jamil
Banning diet pills
Actress Jameela Jamil, who suffered from an eating disorder in the past has been long advocating the ban of diet pills and supplements over their false claims for body-positivity won the fight. Announcing the good news on her account, the statement read, "I’ve personally known and suffered the perils of the devious side of the diet/detox industry. A focus of our advocacy since inception, it is a proud day for 'I Weigh' and a day of hope for our generation, who deserve respect and protection from the celebrities and influencers that they follow.”
Promoting body positivity
In the past, Jameela has also targeted fellow celebs for actively promoting these products, calling them a negative influence on their fanbase crossing the million figure:
“We have hyper-normalized flogging nonsense to young impressionable people. These people are selling hair growth gummies, but wearing extensions or photoshopping themselves to look slimmer and selling a weight loss shake. There are so many lies being told and we’ve accepted that as a cultural norm.”
Why these weight loss products are bad?
Just because a product or a meal course is packed nicely and endorsed by big celebs doesn't mean that it is absolutely safe and true to its claims. The number of laxative pills and detox drinks we see online hide behind a lot of negatives and are devoid of essential nutrients and food groups which the body needs to survive and stay well. They can also cause adverse repercussions and side-effects, ruining your health in the long run.
Bottom line
Pills, teas, and juices which claim to help you lose weight in a certain number of days do not work in this manner. To cut down on fat, one needs to reach a calorie deficit, for which you need to cut down on your calorie intake through what you eat and not by popping pills. None of these pills or products can help you slim down permanently or improve your metabolism.
this is only for your information, kindly take the advice of your doctor for medicines, exercises and so on.
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Do these products actually work?
However, we don't actually need to tell you that all these products don't work so well. For one, weight loss is easier said than done. It requires a lot of effort, a good balance of diet and exercise to get going. No one pill or detox session can actually make you slim down in a jiffy. Plus, what's worse is that these weight loss and diet supplements actually promote the rise of eating disorders in the age group of 18-24, who are the most popularly targeted group on social media. Health boards and doctors have been actively acting against them, calling out for their bogus claims, asking social media sites to pull down these ads.
Great move, Instagram
In a new move, which is getting attention from experts, social media sharing platform, Instagram, which is single-handedly responsible for promoting these ads to users has now made new guidelines which have moved one step closer to banning these ads and sale of the products.
Instagram will also apply an age restriction filter where posts target users to buy certain products. The company will further remove posts entirely if it “makes a miraculous claim about certain diet or weight loss products, and is linked to a commercial offer such as a discount code.” If we have anyone to thank, it is actress and body positivity promoter, Jameela Jamil
Banning diet pills
Actress Jameela Jamil, who suffered from an eating disorder in the past has been long advocating the ban of diet pills and supplements over their false claims for body-positivity won the fight. Announcing the good news on her account, the statement read, "I’ve personally known and suffered the perils of the devious side of the diet/detox industry. A focus of our advocacy since inception, it is a proud day for 'I Weigh' and a day of hope for our generation, who deserve respect and protection from the celebrities and influencers that they follow.”
Promoting body positivity
In the past, Jameela has also targeted fellow celebs for actively promoting these products, calling them a negative influence on their fanbase crossing the million figure:
“We have hyper-normalized flogging nonsense to young impressionable people. These people are selling hair growth gummies, but wearing extensions or photoshopping themselves to look slimmer and selling a weight loss shake. There are so many lies being told and we’ve accepted that as a cultural norm.”
Why these weight loss products are bad?
Just because a product or a meal course is packed nicely and endorsed by big celebs doesn't mean that it is absolutely safe and true to its claims. The number of laxative pills and detox drinks we see online hide behind a lot of negatives and are devoid of essential nutrients and food groups which the body needs to survive and stay well. They can also cause adverse repercussions and side-effects, ruining your health in the long run.
Bottom line
Pills, teas, and juices which claim to help you lose weight in a certain number of days do not work in this manner. To cut down on fat, one needs to reach a calorie deficit, for which you need to cut down on your calorie intake through what you eat and not by popping pills. None of these pills or products can help you slim down permanently or improve your metabolism.
this is only for your information, kindly take the advice of your doctor for medicines, exercises and so on.
https://gscrochetdesigns.blogspot.com. one can see my crochet creations
https://gseasyrecipes.blogspot.com. feel free to view for easy, simple and healthy recipes
https://kneereplacement-stickclub.blogspot.com. for info on knee replacement
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