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Trends on mental and physical health are becoming more and more trending on the networks because with the arrival of the Covid pandemic-19, we are more aware of our well-being.
The The term “almond mom” started trending on TikTok last month after a clip of 1200 of former cast member from “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”, Yolanda Hadid, went viral.
In that audiovisual she tells her daughter, Gigi Hadid, that she was a teenager at the time, to “eat a couple of almonds and chew them very well.”
At that time his Gigi, who is a model, claimed to feel “really weak”.
Some young women are changing the way they talk about food and their body image after seeing the discussion about so-called almond moms on TikTok.
The woman addressed the virality of what she described as a “little clip from ‘Housewives’” in an October interview with People, saying it has been taken out of context.
“It is such a silly narrative that exists, that it has nothing to do with the reality of our lives,” he said. Hadid also posted a video on September 19 on TikTok of herself eating a bowl of almonds. .
Unhealthy Standards
Taking advantage of this, other users took to the clip to share their own experiences with their mothers and diet culture with the hope to break the cycle of unhealthy beauty standards for the next generation.
The hashtag “#AlmondMom” had more than 6.1 million views on the platform as of Friday.
“ Seeing her fixation on her body made me feel like I should be fixated on my body,” said TikTok creator Carly Koemptgen, referring to her own mother.
Koemptgen, of 25 years old, recently posted a video showing the “almond mama” snacks at her mother’s house. Snacks included items such as crackers and mini organic jerky.
“But this is not unique to my mother,” Koemptgen said. “Her mother suffered from the dietary culture of her time and then her mother. It’s so much bigger than just me and my mom.”
Some experts who spoke with NBC News compared the term “almond moms” to those who have orthorexia, or an obsession with proper or “healthy” eating, according to the National Eating Disorders Website.
Research shows that the way parents talk about their bodies in front of their children has a massive impact on the way they that young people see their own bodies.
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