"In the last few years, I've seen an increasing number of wellness and fitness influencers yap about fixing their metabolisms. For some, that means hawking supplements like Foodology's Coleology Cutting Jelly, NAD+ pills for improving insulin sensitivity, or powders that claim to "balance your hormones." Right now, my TikTok FYP is full of girls talking about the viral Korean Switch-On diet - a seemingly brutal regimen of intermittent fasting, protein shakes, and tofu. An obesity researcher purportedly designed the diet, which will "reset your metabolism.""
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Glucose tracking can provide useful data for monitoring blood sugar and metabolic health. A surge of wellness influencers and viral diet trends markets supplements, fasting regimens, and products that promise to "balance hormones" or "reset" metabolism. Examples include the Korean Switch-On diet and supplements like Coleology Cutting Jelly and NAD+ or powders claiming improved insulin sensitivity. Marketing language like "optimizing your metabolism" frames these practices as corrective goals without clear evidence. That framing can encourage obsessive tracking, restrictive behaviors, and a slippery slope toward disordered eating. Caution and context are important when interpreting glucose data.
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