Why watching a video trend on TikTok could be 'dangerous' for your health

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It’s no secret that social media can be bad for your mental health. Studies show heavy usage of apps can lead to increased risk of depression, anxiety, loneliness, and in extreme cases, self harm or suicidal thoughts.

Experts partly put this down to the way platforms can harbour negative emotions. For example, a person seeing images or videos of another person’s life, and feeling insecure about their own, or the way such content can stir up emotions like resentment or jealousy that others are having more fun or living better lives than they are. READ MORE: University of Manchester student rent strike row rumbles on - what we know as group says it will 'not stop until it wins' And now charity bosses fear that certain popular food trends could be negatively influencing users’ eating habits.

If you scroll through your TikTok feed, chances are it won’t be long until you’re served up videos of people talking to you about their daily food intake or giving you tips on how to lose weight.

Many recipe videos also include calorie and nutrition values. ‘What I Eat In A Day’ aka #WIEIAD is one of the biggest TikTok trends which has racked up billions of views.