This webinar took place on Thursday, August 27, 2020.

The internet provides individuals with a plethora of health, dieting, and nutrition information, and “advice” on these things certainly does not get left behind. With social media having an ever-expanding and ever-present place in our lives, and celebrity influence at the core of this phenomenon, many people take much of what they see and hear as fact, when most of it is anything but. Take it a step further: when people apply unverified nutrition advice they find on the internet to their emotional and mental lives and dietary and activity regimens, they may actually be implementing misguided recommendations that could have dangerous results.

Emily Presbrey, MS, RD, LDN, discusses the nutrition myths presented on the internet and social media, and how this misinformation can have a dangerous impact on the health of individuals. As a society our view of “health” is being contaminated by dietary untruths, and as RDs we are witnessing firsthand the resulting negative effects. Emily will help you gain an understanding of the impact fad diets and mainstream and social media outlets have on disordered eating and eating disorders, and she will show you how to recognize, address, and prevent these conditions from controlling and consuming your patients.