{"id":27188,"date":"2025-05-05T15:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=27188"},"modified":"2025-05-05T15:34:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T15:34:41","slug":"some-teen-wellness-influencers-are-embracing-views-in-line-with-the-maha-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=27188","title":{"rendered":"Some Teen Wellness Influencers Are Embracing Views in Line With the \u2018MAHA\u2019 Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Instagram clip starts with a warning. \u201cIf you believe \u2018ignorance is bliss,\u2019\u201d it says, \u201cdon\u2019t watch this video.\u201d As an influencer slices fruit on a cutting board, a series of provocative claims descend down the screen \u2014 about what she says is actually in peanut butter, vanilla flavoring and the rain, among other things.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the kind of post that has become common in the online wellness world, where prominent voices often express skepticism of the establishment and an openness to conspiracy theories.<\/p>\n

But what makes this influencer unusual is her age. She\u2019s only 17, and a high school junior.<\/p>\n

Ava Noe, a teenager based in the Boston area, has amassed more than 25,000 Instagram followers while criticizing ultra-processed foods and promoting colostrum supplements<\/a>, mouth tape and beef tallow. Her posts have suggested that iodized salt is \u201ctoxic\u201d and described fluoride as \u201cpoison.\u201d And her popularity on the platform \u2014 where she goes by @cleanlivingwithava<\/a> \u2014 has earned her a paid partnership with a fluoride-free toothpaste company and affiliate work with other brands, including one that sells \u201cnon-toxic\u201d skin care products.<\/p>\n

Ms. Noe, a self-described \u201ccrunchy teen,\u201d is just one of a number of young influencers who appeal to other health-conscious kids their age. At times, their anti-establishment viewpoints fall in line with those of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the \u201cMake America Healthy Again\u201d movement, which has expressed skepticism of the scientific community and large food corporations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The teens\u2019 videos, while at times factually questionable, highlight a desire among some to avoid the chronic illnesses and other conditions that have plagued their elders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Annika Zude, 16, was inspired to start her own health account on TikTok because of how bad ultra-processed foods made her feel, she said. Her father is also an online health influencer.<\/span>Thalassa Raasch for The New York Times<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Instagram clip starts with a warning. \u201cIf you believe \u2018ignorance is bliss,\u2019\u201d it says, \u201cdon\u2019t watch this video.\u201d As an influencer slices fruit on a cutting board, a series of provocative claims descend down the screen \u2014 about what she says is actually in peanut butter, vanilla flavoring and the rain, among other things.It\u2019s the kind of post that has become common in the online wellness world, where prominent voices often express skepticism of the establishment and an openness to conspiracy theories.But what makes this influencer unusual is her age. She\u2019s only 17, and a high school junior.Ava Noe, a teenager based in the Boston area, has amassed more than 25,000 Instagram followers while criticizing ultra-processed foods and promoting colostrum supplements, mouth tape and beef tallow. Her posts have suggested that iodized salt is \u201ctoxic\u201d and described fluoride as \u201cpoison.\u201d And her popularity on the platform \u2014 where she goes by @cleanlivingwithava \u2014 has earned her a paid partnership with a fluoride-free toothpaste company and affiliate work with other brands, including one that sells \u201cnon-toxic\u201d skin care products.Ms. Noe, a self-described \u201ccrunchy teen,\u201d is just one of a number of young influencers who appeal to other health-conscious kids their age. At times, their anti-establishment viewpoints fall in line with those of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the \u201cMake America Healthy Again\u201d movement, which has expressed skepticism of the scientific community and large food corporations.The teens\u2019 videos, while at times factually questionable, highlight a desire among some to avoid the chronic illnesses and other conditions that have plagued their elders.Annika Zude, 16, was inspired to start her own health account on TikTok because of how bad ultra-processed foods made her feel, she said. Her father is also an online health influencer.Thalassa Raasch for The New York TimesWe are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and\u00a0log into\u00a0your Times account, or\u00a0subscribe\u00a0for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber?\u00a0Log in.Want all of The Times?\u00a0Subscribe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27190,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27188"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27191,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27188\/revisions\/27191"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}