Social media apps like TikTok should be used to help teenagers avoid becoming obese, researchers have suggested. Academics called for “no time to be lost” in harnessing the popularity of the platforms to spread scientific information about nutrition to young people. The study, which is being presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Venice, was led by Dr Antonella Franceschelli, of Unicamillus International Medical University in Rome. “The growing obesity epidemic, particularly among young people, represents a global challenge that requires innovative approaches. Over 90% of teenagers h…