New research has found that individuals following health influencers reported more vigorous exercise and higher fruit and vegetable intake but also experienced more distress compared to individuals not following health influencers. Distress was particularly high among participants following food- and diet-related health influencers. The paper was published in Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace. Influencers are individuals who have the ability to affect the purchasing decisions or opinions of others due to their authority, knowledge, position, or relationship with t…