Social Media May Sway Kids To Eat More Cookies — And More Calories
It's well known that junk food ads on TV can strongly influence what kids want to eat. A study finds social media influencers can have the same effect on kids, but not when it comes to healthy foods.
Any kid with a cellphone or social media account is likely to be following one or more of thousands of social media influencers who regularly post about what they do, what they like and what they eat.
Generally, these are people in their 20s who are successful, outgoing, positive, energetic and, a doctoral student at the School of Psychology at the University of Liverpool in the U.K.
