"What I eat in a day" video

Social media trend February 2026 February 2026 thumb|A still from a "what I eat in a day" video "What I eat in a day" videos are a trend on several social media platforms where a person describes all the meals and snacks that they eat during a given day, often as part of a given diet. The videos, shared on platforms including Twitter, TikTok and YouTube, become increasingly popular in 2020, with some of them accumulating millions of views, and they are considered a profitable industry for the people making them.2020-03-04 Why Everyone's So Obsessed With 'What I Eat In A Day' Videos https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-i-eat-in-a-day-videos_l_5e556db7c5b63b9c9ce47e11 2021-06-09 HuffPost en Some have raised concerns that the videos may promote an unrealistic standard for healthy eating and contribute to the development of eating disorders.Why a dietitian wants you to stop watching 'What I eat in a day' videos https://www.today.com/health/why-dietitian-wants-you-stop-watching-what-i-eat-day-t210768 2021-06-09 TODAY.com en Format These videos often feature a montage of the food that the creator eats over the course of the day, sometimes with the associated calorie count of the foods that they describe.Kato Brooke 2020-07-31 This dangerous TikTok trend could lead to eating disorders, experts say https://nypost.com/2020/07/31/this-dangerous-tiktok-trend-could-lead-to-eating-disorders/ 2021-06-09 New York Post en-US Unlike related mukbang videos, however, in which participants eat large amounts of food, the diets described are often restrictive. However, other videos are labeled as "unhealthy" and depict large portion sizes and higher amounts of processed food. Popularity "What I eat in a day" videos have been used by fitness and food influencers since the 2010s, but became more widespread around 2021, particularly on Instagram.'What I eat in a day' Instagram posts are growing in popularity, but dietitians say they're dangerous https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/what-i-eat-in-a-day-instagram-posts-are-growing-in-popularity-but-dietitians-say-theyre-dangerous/articleshow/81435859.cms 2021-06-10 Business Insider June 10, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210610163242/https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/what-i-eat-in-a-day-instagram-posts-are-growing-in-popularity-but-dietitians-say-theyre-dangerous/articleshow/81435859.cms dead This phenomenon is self-reinforcing because when social media users watch or like these videos they are likely to see more of them in the future. Some of the most successful videos have millions of views each. Criticism and controversy Several dieticians and mental health professionals over the impacts that these videos can have, as they can advocate a restrictive style of eating and not "promote body diversity." They have also raised concerns that this trend could contribute to a rise in disordered eating, especially since use of social media is known to increase feelings of negative body image. This trend is particularly prevalent among young adults,The Selfifie Generation: Examining the Relationship Between Social Media Use and Early Adolescent Body Image UKnowledge which are also the group with the highest vulnerability to eating disorders.A Population At Risk: College-Aged Females and Eating Disorders VISTAS Online More recently, a portion of these videos have begun to challenge diets and depict more realistic ways of eating in order to reduce the potential consequences of the trend.TikTokers are making anti-diet 'What I Eat in a Day' videos featuring ice cream, pizza, and pasta https://www.msn.com/en-in/health/nutrition/tiktokers-are-making-anti-diet-what-i-eat-in-a-day-videos-featuring-ice-cream-pizza-and-pasta/ar-BB1gUO3C 2021-06-10 www.msn.com See also Dieting Social media and psychology References Category:Nutrition Category:Social media Category:2020s in food Category:Articles with quotation marks in the title