1. GLUTEN FREE IS BEST Clean eating Blogger Madeleine Shaw, the author of Get The Glow claims, “gluten is like sandpaper for the gut”, and encourages her followers to cut it out of their diets. However, gluten is only harmful to the gut if you suffer from Celiac Disease. Despite bloggers claims, dietician Dr […]
Eating Disorders and Clean Eating
‘DIRTY’ AND ‘UNCLEAN’ FOOD Clean eating encourages people to eat more fruit, vegetables, ‘whole foods’ and unprocessed foods. As mentioned in my first blog post this trend demonises any other foods as ‘unclean’ and therefore ‘dirty’. This can lead to disordered eating as it unloads feelings of guilt onto people who don’t eat restrictively. However, these […]
The Glamorisation of Clean Eating
WHO PROMOTES CLEAN EATING ONLINE? There is a particular demographic of people promoting clean eating online: slim, toned and tanned young men and women. This is seen most prominently on Instagram. These people set the standard of how ‘healthy’ people should look and so have influence over the behaviour and confidence of others. Followers […]