I unfollowed her after the donut thing when she posted a video judging a granola mom…I thought how can you give donut mom a pass but then criticize a mom for choosing to only feed her children organic food?
She’s all about intuitive eating if you’re binging on highly processed foods we know are addictive and unhealthy! But if you eat intuitively and healthy then she’s gonna nitpick your diet to the point of orthorexic neurosis in the name of “education” and “taking down toxic diet culture”.
@@Junitunes I can't speak for the OP, but I also can't stand her. Her entire practice is tainted by what I'd assume is her previous history with a restrictive ED. She gives advice thats mostly only applicable to normal weight women or those who also have a restrictive ED. Meanwhile that same advice is highly damaging to anyone on the opposite side, who have problems with chronic overeating/obesity, or those of us with food addiction. Her refusal to professionally qualify her statements is what gets me because she should know better. She should know better than to give advice as if it applicable to everyone.....especially when a lot of her advice is applicable to only a small portion of the population (underweight and low end normal weight women) And it's been a while but I think she also claimed that "food addiction" isn't real, but I could be misremembering. Basically her perspective is very biased and out of touch, so her advice is similar.
Some internet personalities just don't realize what kind of audience they cultivated... If you dunk on influencers for selling overpriced supplements that don't do anything, your audience will be sus of you once you pull out an overpriced supplement... It honestly reminds me of Iiluminaughtii here on yt who did videos exposing MLMs & shady business practices when her audience learnt she used her content as a to-do list...
Derek from More plate more dates has a similr type of audience and he was able to release supplements, but the difference is that he doesnt claim supplements are useless. He just says a lot of them are misformulated. His are also reasonably priced and very transparent. So yeah it’s fully on her because of the way she carried it out
I unfollowed Abbey when she was promoting Built Bars in her videos. IMO, it just made her look like another wellness influencer rather than a professional I could trust. I later started following her on TikTok but immediately unfollowed her when her protein powder came out. It rubbed me the wrong way. I thought that Swaze from Unnatural Vegan did an excellent job of analyzing the protein powder, as well as its price.
I remember her losing her mind over an influencer who posted about her wedding. The wedding was honestly spectacular, and she served copious amounts of foods that covered pretty much any dietary requirement and were just generally delicious. She herself ate a lot (meaning she enjoyed all of the foods herself without restricting). She did offer guests options for sugar free desserts and also had a digestive supplement on all the tables if people wanted it (not sure if the company was sponsoring her wedding, or what). Abbey lost her mind at this girl. And now here she is peddling what is essentially a very middle of the road, overpriced protein powder and she is actively lying in her video and on her website about how unique and beneficial it is. She has long been a mean girl who loved hating on other women, and who has been projecting her restrictive ED onto everyone else and shilling "intuitive eating", but this is a whole new level of ick.
What did she exactly lose her mind on the girl for? As someone who has celiac (can't eat gluten unless I want to get sick/damage my body) and knows people with other dietary restrictions/preferences that sounds like such an amazing idea!
I would also just like the world to know that while she is claiming that she priced it “accessibly” she is wearing a $925 USD blazer! It’s the Veronica Beard Miller Dickey Blazer Jacket ($750) with the zip-in Dickey Hoodie ($175)! Guess that’s what all of those Built Bar sponsorships have gone to! Gotta find a way to keep up that cushy $1k blazer lifestyle while most of us are struggling to pay for rent and groceries.
Oh man I was getting strong MLM vibes too from how she was talking about the product. Won't be long before it becomes culty and recruitment based. I mean she might as well lean all the way into the scammy bs. I hope not though
The only dietician influencer I have ever found to be actually non-toxic and realistic is Nutrition by Kylie. All of the rest just give me bad vibes and always seem so hypocritical ETA: sounds like this influencer is saying, "It's only ok if I do it" and I have to laugh at that.
I also came across her because of the Freelee reaction. I continued watching her and perceived her as one of the nutritionists who are sponsored by the fast food industry to promote unhealthy eating as okay.
And they always make it seem like they are doing YOU a favour, its all for YOU so start giving them money and buying their garbage overpriced products.
But she doesn’t want to lose her integrity. What a sham. Ask your gastro doc and he can give you a good probiotic pill that will help, and not cost your house.
A product to “relieve you of the burden of having to obsess over eating well.” This from the woman who nitpicks people’s healthy WIEIAD videos to death? So she creates anxiety in her audience about eating well, never having the perfect meal with enough nutrition, and then sells a product to solve that problem? Now that is sinister
As someone with IBS, I can see why “oh just take some probiotics” would be really appealing, especially since, for many people (myself included), what it takes to control IBS is much more difficult and complicated. My gastroenterologist told me to follow a low FODMAP diet, and while it helps, it’s incredibly restrictive and also not particularly healthy in the long term. So I can see the appeal of a supplement like this, but I also think that you need to be really careful in how you market it towards people who are (like myself) desperate for relief. Claiming that it will treat IBS without substantial evidence to back that up is irresponsible, and it feels really icky to prey upon people’s hopes and desperation with something that probably doesn’t do what it claims to do.
THIS. Yes. Or she'll review a really great, balanced day of eating and mention that she'd maybe add some more legumes or some crap like that. Abby has a very effed relationship with food.
The real problem here in my opinion is her harboring and profiting off of criticism and judgement and then pulling a surprised face when the community she has built with these tactics then give her a dose of her own medicine. Welcome to the feeling of micro scrutiny and condescending correction.
Highly doubtful those probiotics live long enough to even be effective. Overpriced smoothies. Literally said, “ohh phuuuuck right off” out loud when the price of that shaker was read out, lol. That right there telling the whole story. Edit: Yes! That’s another excellent point most people likely will overlook. You said it was as though she’s just been basically priming the pump by downing the other brands all these years, in so many words. Yup, it takes YEARS to get a product like this to market! She’s known she’s been working on it bts for at least several years so that’s given her that much time to dog the competition while appearing virtuous. Sneaky sneaky. She never mentioned, “oh, btw, I am working on my own product and will tell you more about it later, etc…”, did she? Nope. She was all too happy to tell you why NOT to buy other’s products in that time, though.
She'll go full on mean girl with her snarky attitude, eye-rolling and dramatic sighing whenever she sees a woman eating a healthy diet, but panders to the crowd that thinks "fueling" their toddler with pure sugar is fine. I don't understand how anyone can take her seriously.
@@jd5368 also whenever she shows what she eats it's way more calories than someone that's as thin as her would eat so I seriously feel like she's lying and restricting secretly . If people follow her advice they will not be thin like her and I feel like that's lowkey her goal
Oh when you mentioned your sensitivity to fats at your age I had same issue with my ibs well I also found out I had to have my gallbladder out in an emergency situation one night! So if you still get that issue? Check your gallbladder! 💕
@@ammyrobinson9171 If eating a big bowl of arugula (rocket) causes you awful pain and/or nausea, it's gall bladder. I know this from a particularly horrific airport bathroom floor experience that ended in the OR. Life post-gall-bladder is bliss lol.
@@mockingbirdnightingale7169I have had gallbladder issues since I was a teenager, but I love arugula/rocket; it helps a lot when I have a higher fat meal! I do go through periods of not eating it much or at all, though 🤔
Well the lady who fed her child doughnuts actually fed her child other foods and honesty a few doughnuts now and then especially when active children is not the end of everything.
Toddlers are a different case... Their appetites can change rapidly and they can be unpredictably picky. Sometimes you have to focus just on getting enough calories into them. They don't need gobs of food most of the time - they're active but small. Their needs go up during growth spurts. My guess is that their infamous pickiness has more to do with variable nutritional needs. Adults often way overestimate how much food a toddler needs. Just a few peas may be the right portion of peas for them, for example. Just put small amounts on their plate or in their bowl and hope for the best... Also be ready with good snacks because the problem may be not being able to eat enough at once.
I also used to follow Abby. I stopped after she had her last child. She had a whole video about orthorexia and how she had it in college and she stopped eating bread and dairy and how getting rid of whole food groups is not sustainable for weight loss. Which makes sense. You shouldn't get rid of whole food groups, you should just add healthier options to your diet. Then she came out with a video about how she was having stomach issues. So she went and got tested and the test results said that she should stop eating bread and dairy... This was literally right after she had her son. So instead of being honest and telling her audience that she wanted to get back to her pre-baby weight, she goes through this whole thing to prove that she has some kind of stomach problem in order to cut out bread and dairy. I was done at that point...🙄
Really? I dunno I find nutritionists generally say eat bad food cause it’s better than not eating. Maybe cause they’re so used to dealing with people with orthorexia. But it’s crazy cause I think there’s many foods that just are bad for most people. Trust me you can still be fat by being gluten and dairy free. It’s not most peoples choice for weight loss when staying at a healthy weight. I think she would of just gone on a calorie deficit than cut out those for weight loss
If this is true than she's even more of a hypocrite than I thought considering she likes to attack skinny girls for having a certain diet for their health. Though I have been suspecting she loves to project her ED onto skinny girls because these are excuses she would use and is very jealous.
@Junitunes tbh the way she's built her brand, if she has foods she can't eat in balance or is cutting out for hitting calorie needs, she has to pretend that's not why. Honestly, it makes sense to cut those out if you're trying to lose weight. If you want to reduce 500 calories, 2 slices of bread is 300 and you won't miss the volume
@@ivy456 She projects her rare, niche ED onto literally everyone who doesn't eat trash. In her mind, from what I can tell, eating a healthy diet on purpose is a legit ED. It's quite concerning given that she's a dietician.
When Abby came out with a video, supporting Lizzo‘s lifestyle choices, specifically her diet, I was done with Abby. No honest nutritionist could possibly say that Lizzo had a healthy diet. (no idea if Lizzo‘s doing better today than three or so years ago when the video came out.)
I unsubscribed from her a long time ago when I noticed her click bait titles and then some of them associated the person she was reviewing with something that had nothing to do with their diet. She seemed more bias towards those who seemingly would eat healthier. And make harsher comments. If she knows diet can be a sensitive thing, as a dietician, why make those remarks? She also made a joke about Sanne Vloet journaling, I was like please stick to the diet not the acitivities they are doing and making faces at them. She gave the counting calorie ballerina a hard time, when the ballerina used counting calories to yes lose weight to prepare for a performance but also to make sure she has ate enough for her level of activity. And still in that video she makes those faces and sarcastic remarks. And just more..
As someone that used to be one of those dudes that broke down and reviewed research results to make sure it was readable to the appropriate audience or "dumb it down" as Abby put it, yes that does take a long time to do correctly. But if you are advertising how that research has been done, you need to have that done before launching. Or just pay your stats team enough and have enough people on that team to do the work faster (it's an unforgiving job with little reward. Part of why it takes so long is one or two people are usually paid minimum wage to do all that work alone. It just isn't a good excuse for not having any of the information available publicly at launch
Independent contractors can be hired to do specific jobs that are beyond the normal in-house staff without the complications of adding to the normal payroll. They can be hired according to very specific criteria in addition to references. For example, as a scientific translator agencies and companies outsource virtually every translation job this way. I've been given jobs that specified advanced degrees (master's or doctorate) in specific fields, for example, or number of years as a translator. She could find a good match for her needs if she tried.
I keep waiting for more videos to come out about this. Especially from the fitness community who she is so quick to pick apart and judge for their choices. I’d be so curious to see how her sales do and how she chooses to bound around this because as of now she hasn’t addressed the negativity around it other than her bs video about the price. The price is the tip of the iceberg on this scam of a product smh thanks for covering this!
I unfollowed her a long time ago and after the donut thing, I’m not surprised. That being said, I pay $65 for 20 servings of Vega Sport Protein. I have been using it for years and love it. I have no problem with the price, but I do think she’s being hypocritical about her reasons for buying HER powder.
I’m a simple girl - I get the notification for an Ammy video, I click (even if I was halfway through a 1h Hell’s kitchen vid) Abby (Abbey?) Sharp has been giving me just a really annoying vibe for the longest time 😭 Ever since someone pointed out she often stitches and reacts to people’s What I Eat In A Day videos without them actually wanting to know about the nutritional information
Hey Maisie!! Is that Hell’s Kitchen with Gordon?? I binge watch hotel nightmares often 😂 YES! There’s all sorts of shady antics I’ve heard about Abbey, which is a massive shame as I used to really enjoy her content 😞 x
I know someone in my life who is a predator and a fool for MLMs It is good at deceiving the kind people and there life. The crazy part is like my grandma who explains that she's a manipulator but she doesn't forgot and really believes that people like this woman who know they could manipulate other people will say some of the stuff and really believe it. It's so dangerous.One of them was Hopping peroxide the other was telling someone who had grandma seizures to stop taking seizure medicasian
Ive never liked her and I love watching videos about nutrition. At first she was saying facts in her earlier videos, but she always seemed so not trustworthy judging by her gesticulation, face mimics etc. She just always seemed like someone who doesnt really care about sharing the knowledge for the good of people but to get popular/liked quickly
Right? She is always more than ready to diagnose thin women with whatever (and maybe she is right, honestly), but her hardcore views go out the window when she KNOWS she could be called some kind of a bigot for raising objections. Just look at the difference of opinions and willingness to give those opinions when it's some influencer who is thin (every single meal is picked apart, called unhealthy, acting like they are close to death) VS her reactions to Donut Mom (You are doing great, some kids are starving!!!! Great job mama) or Amberlynn Reid (trying to be super careful, almost making excuses, even though she is a 500 pound woman, diminishing her binges and such). Abbey is a weathervane.
@@bulbasaurusthe7th841 She fits into a very strange category of healthy-weight women who try to ingratiate themselves to obese women by being the pro-fat, anti-diet-culture, hopeful ideal: the idea is, the fat women will see this normal-weight woman who claims not to diet, and to be anti-diet, and they will latch onto the idea that dieting is not necessary to be Abbey's size. The hard work that slim women do to stay slim, primarily things like tracking food and not eating junk, threatens this message. I think that's why she's so threatened by and antagonistic towards slim women, especially slim women who eat consciously and carefully. Abbey obviously knows about energy balance, but she is selling a dream.
She's also advertising cooking wrap/wear in Canada. Ppl are greedy. I mean, look at these nearly millionaire Dermatologists pretending to use stuff to sell. Lol. Its ALL greed.
I am not furious, just Extremely disappointed in Abbey, especially as someone who is working towards getting a degree in deititics😢 she's basically at this point " the pot calling the kettle black" and the only people who will spend that kind of money on protein powder are almond moms. And she disses them so I don't know how much luck she will have with this product.😅
im glad i saw this. I vaguely follow her but not super closely cause i have a lot of food issues and her general mindset seemed pretty good. This seems pretty scummy and I'll have to really think if I wanna keep following that. Oof
Subscribed because you because you pointed out that you have many other choices for protein powder that are much cheaper. And that probiotic is not something you should really need but you can try if you do have gut problems just it tends to work or not work per person.
Also often the probiotics are needed only occasionally or only for a certain period. Same with enzyme supplements. With probiotics, I look for a variety of strains in high doses (50 to 100 CFU per dose) for occasional or short-term use. (CFU means colony forming units.) You may find that daily dosing is not needed, which saves some money. If you take antibiotics, nowadays it's suggested that you take probiotics during treatment but just isolate the dosing of the two by at least two hours on either side (before/after). This works better than the old recommendation of finishing the antibiotics before hitting with the probiotics to replenish the friendly flora slaughtered by broad-spectrum antibiotics. You will lose a lot due to the antibiotic killing or inhibiting reproduction of the friendlies along with the pathogen, but many will survive. With enzymes, if production of specific ones is down for any reason, usually supplementation is needed for only a certain time (such as 1-2 months) before your own production is up to speed. Of course some people have chronic issues and need longer and more intensive treatment.
Just because someone has a degree does not guarantee that they are good at what they do. Abbey has often said things that do not seem right to me. I am a full-fledged chemist (Ph.D.) and have decades of experience doing translation of pharmaceutical, microbiology, and usually drug-related biomedical clinical trial materials in all phases of trials. I also have multiple food allergies and have been eating vegan (oops, plant-based) for decades. I have more nutritional background as a result than many and also considerable other relevant background. Abbey also seems awfully gullible about people I know to be pathological liars... Basically, I don't trust her expertise in such things and she also has been doing ads for her product without identifying them as ads. Her judgment is simply not that good. She is not useless, but you need to be skeptical about what she says unless you can verify it easily yourself. Go ahead and try her recipes, you can tell if they are tasty or not. I also am very aware of the reliable market in vegan protein drinks and powders and in probiotics and enzyme supplements. I am not impressed by her claims about those either. There are reputable companies that have been selling both for decades and her choices don't even seem as good. Her prices are insane compared to the high end of typical products that do definitely conduct good research and insist on quality source materials (and will drop best sellers if they can't get the quality they want). She is implying she is the first and only one to care about such things, which simply is not true. I have better background than she does to be able to read the relevant research and reports and understand the figures. So yes, this does seem like a cash grab way beyond normal interest in profit. I have no way to know if she really believes what she says or not. She is gullible in other ways so she could be ripe for being a naive shill for crazy claims. This endeavor doesn't seem even like good business practice to me, so someone is hoping to ride to a windfall on the coattails of her following and then it will quietly fade away.
I used to have the worst IBS. My stomach would hurt so bad & sometimes diarrhea would happen otherwise times nothing & just laying in the fetal position. My husband went to a health food store & bought me a probiotic just specifically for this. It’s 2 months worth cost about 60.00 & it’s required to be refrigerated. It’s amazing I can’t think of the brand & name right now but as soon as I get the first cramp I take a tablet & literally 20 minutes after the pain is gone. My husband has a bad stomach too with a lot of pain. He only takes them when he knows there’s going to be a flair up. I at one point was living on Imodium & now maybe once a week if I’ve eaten something that causes me a flare up boom I’m better. I think if this particular one hadn’t worked for me & even my husband I would have went to another brand or something with more probiotic in it. It’s about shopping around. I could never bring myself to purchasing something that has 20 servings for 100.00. This woman sounds nuts & very hypocritical. I do know when I worked out a lot I did buy a protein powder that was about 70.00 & made a smoothie with it. I at least got a lot out of that bottle of protein powder. It was my breakfast everyday. More so worth the money. Thanks for covering this & exposing her in what she thinks is good. Different strains of probiotics work different for everyone. Same with when choosing a protein powder.
@@nosauce5321 it’s a Canadian brand. The brand is Naka. I looked as well on Amazon & they sell it there. I am going to do a shorts tomorrow with the bottle so everyone with digestive issues can see the medicinal ingredients.
@@empoweredesquire I was sure I wrote it all down in a reply with all the information. Scroll down to last message. Mine I didn’t get on Amazon but the brand Naka is sold there. Sorry for delayed response.
I'm a relatively new Abby Sharpe fan. I liked that she helped me look at food differently by just adding a little fruit and veggie there and adding some protein. The protein powder is definitely not on brand with her. Disappointed that I know I want be a fan much longer
Abby is one of the most annoying to watch. She does get on her high horse a lot and then panders to certain groups of people (like the mom that you mentioned). She's extremely selective on who to go hard on and who not to.
I used to watch her back in the freelee days too. but once she was caught editing what's someone has eaten in a WIEIAD and then reviewed it, never watched her again.
@@Bluestarlet27 it's was a guy called Crazy Healthy Cool. Abbey used to have a go when vegans ate too many fruits, but when she reviewed him, she cut out part of his day where he ate a tonne of fruit. doesn't sound a big deal. but it showed that she'd change her views on things if she liked the person or not.
I had watched some of her videos (i also have a dietetics degree from a different country) and I cant remember what she said, but there were a couple of videos which were dubious or in my opinion incorrect, so i unfollowed. Also in my country, a registered dietician cant do this, you cannot promote a singular brand, we used to always have to list different brands, supermarkets etc. The only time this didnt apply was when there wasnt another version. There was one of those yoghurt drinks and only one at the time contained a specific compound (plant stanols) which may have been beneficial to help those with high cholesterol, so we could recommend it by name, but her supplement does not seem distinct enough to be promoted alone. And as someone who isnt registered while i have the degree i cannot term myself a dietician. I think greater regulation of who uses what term, quailifcations and strict non competing for all promoting health advice should be required for all registered dieticans.
Honestly I wish that’s how it worked in America. That sounds a lot more ethical than what happens here a lot of the time, especially with how many “influencer dieticians” there are out there.
I’ve seen several different RDs here in Canada (although not in Abbey’s province) and any time they recommend a type of product, they’ll provide a list of suggestions, not one specific product. If Abbey still does private practice, she must have a whack of disclaimers and disclosures for her clients!
I like that system of not being able to promote a particular brand when you're an RD! I live in Greece and I think it's like that here too (maybe the whole EU). The USA is the wild west I guess.
Yes I remember you mentioning her and she gave really crappy advice…setting the bar low ha! Man this TikTok is insane!! I take a pro biotic supplement as my diet could be better ( not eating enough due to stress) and other gut issues and in doing great with just my $5 probiotic supplement capsule!! This pride is Insane! You can look up the ingredients and make your own! I use to buy the orgain crap you should have at least 30 a months worth of product and that price is inane insane insane ehh
@@8luvbug I just use honestly whatever is on sale that has good reviews! I change them up I won’t spend $20 bucks on vitamins ha I check the reviews though make sure recommended or safe
Speaking as a therapist who specializes in treating EDs, we need more dietitians discussing the issues with diet culture and providing quality nutrition education. Abbey seems to be falling more and more into diet culture as her platform has grown, and it’s been so disappointing to watch.
I'm not a dietician - I have a BSc in Biology... so take my creds with a grain of salt. But, in my humble opinion, you don't *need* a weird mixture of processed protein powder if you eat a diet comprised of healthy fats, proteins, and complex carbohydrates. Eating fermented foods will flood your microbiome with beneficial gut bacteria (yogurt, kefir, kimchi, etc.) This is another grift attempt by an online influencer. People like Abbey Sharp is why I don't trust dieticians.
Am I the only one who feels like her entire lifestyle is dishonest? She does videos where she follows celebrity diets but changes them up a bit. With the food she always makes a point of adding lots of fats with phrases like "your girl needs way more fat than that", and she minimises the exercise by saying things like "I'm not really feeling doing a heavy work out today" and then goes for a walk. Obviously there's absolutely nothing wrong with that, but when she cooks she flusters like she doesn't now what she's doing, and only ever seems to do simple low intensity exercise. However, she's absolutely tiny. So she's eating way more calories than anyone she covers, and is exercising less, but is still just as small. My theory is she barely eats when she's not filming, and she just does meal videos to make it seem like she eats lots.
Yes it gives me mean girl vibes like she wants to be the only skinny one.. if someone followed her diet as she describes it they would not be that thin
Naked Pea Protein is 3rd party tested, it is about $60 and $45 if you auto ship, and it has 76 servings. That is more than 3 times the amount of servings.
My whole thing is I’m okay with influencers talking about products , if they actually like and enjoy the product . If someone loves barbell protein bars and has eaten them for a while and enjoyed them and gets sponsored I think it’s cool. But abbey takes sponsorships and kinda just never talks about it after that and now she comes out with supplement and is shilling like the same influencers she bashed on for doing what she is doing
Even body builders have admitted that protein powder is not necessary, just convenient. As a dietician I guess it's better to teach people how to reach their protein goals with food, and in case they want something extra it's as easy as reviewing and recommending some of the many protein powders that are in the market and are actually worthy. Saying that she's "rebuilding the industry" is just dumb.
This is preying on people who are struggling to be healthy or even eat comfortably. I was sick every single day during my last pregnancy so… No appetite plus fear of throwing up plus sensitivity to smells.. I would’ve bought anything to be able to eat.
I just can't believe that one of the first things Abby said about her protein supplement was something along the lines of her making this "accessible to all". Yikes. It's $65 plus $10 shipping for a 20 day supply!
You can get much cheaper plant based protein powders or drinks that do the exact same thing. Also combining pea protein and another plant based protein source is typically what most plant based protein powders already do. It is not unusual to see a plant based protein powder use two or more difference protein sources. She also pushes the idea that you cannot get enough of all the protein amino acids on a plant based diet (which is untrue) and then uses this to justify buying her protein powder. As long as you eat a varied plant based diet you will be perfectly fine. The problem arises only if you are just eating one food for the entire day. Which I would assume most people don't do.
Yes. I'm a chemist myself and you are absolutely correct on all points. Eating vegan really isn't rocket science. The worst that will happen is that we don't use some of the ingested amino acids in our plant-based foods because we have those in excess in the pool when we use up the others to make our own proteins. If we eat enough food and some variety, we should be fine without obsessing. I've been keeping protein powders on hand for when I'm sick or injured for decades, because my appetite goes to zero easily in such situations and I just can't deal with most foods then. Some fasting in the early stage is therapeutic but other times, not really - I just get weak. For a long time, the best vegan-friendly formulas have included several types of protein. Soy or pea protein plus rice protein plus a couple of different seeds like hemp and chia are typical, for example. They end up with a blend that has the same amino acid profile as the egg, the beloved of the carnivores as their gold standard. (No, you don't need a "perfect" ratio of amino acids in one food. That's just marketing.) I would advise using separate protein and probiotic supplements since they are used very differently. I wouldn't want to force daily use of a probiotic in particular because that may not be needed while for a time you may want daily protein supplementation. Protein from any source is first broken down by the body to extract the individual amino acids, which are available for a few days. Then those amino acids are used to make our own protein molecules. We do not plunk animal protein molecules unaltered into our own cells for use in structures and transport etc. Our needed protein molecules are different from those of pigs and cows and chickens. Even fats are altered to suit our own fat storage cells, although it is still possible to identify their origin from structural details. What we call fats and oils in our foods are actually complex mixtures of various substances. They are not a single type of what chemically would be considered a fat.
she's saying that "most protein powders" don't have those additional ingredients/supplements in them to support absorption, when actually yes they do. i can't speak for plant protein powders because i have never used them and plant protein is not a very bioavailable form for protein for humans anyway (and tends to be more expensive anyway because it's a specialized/fad product). protein powder for most regular people isn't essential but for some people it really can be. it sounds like she's trying to combine probiotics and protein simply to attach her "knowlege" and qualifications to and charge more. definitely a money grab, but this doesn't surprise me from abby, ever since she started getting involved in politically motivated circles (fat/death acceptance, body positivity etc) she went down a really sell out path and totally strayed away from commenting on what she knows and was educated to comment on. i stopped watching her when she started trying to say that modern body positivity and fat acceptance (and the ideas they push) are totally ok and healthy - it was the most hypocritical thing i have seen from a health and diet focused professional.
My sister is doing her master in bio-chemistry and finished her bachelor in biotechnology she told me that the biggest scam of the health industry is the probiotics addition to food and drinks since the macrobiotic and enzymes will die/be destroyed once it gets to the stomach from the acidity there and wont effect us one way or another ... They are still doing it while knowing its effectless because it will raise the price of the product since its sound fancy and won't cost them anything since producing macrobiotic and those enzymes are easy
i drink protein powder everyday i dont see the big deal with her selling her own as another way to support her if you want to just dont buy it if you dont want it why are people complaining
I can't trust her. She is entirely irresponsible with her brand. The update she made of Ginger's Ozempic weight loss was actually ridiculous. I'm not even a dietician, but it was OBVIOUS that Ginger was using the update as a call for help - because she was under eating (which Abby said was fine JUST because she was losing weight slowly??? Dude, I ate 1200 calories a day and lost weight relatively slowly, but I still experienced food obsession and disordered behaviors because of it, as well as lost my menstrual cycle and hair.) She is such a dunce and I honestly don't believe anything that she says.
Almost $200 a month for protein is insane. All the different supplements that aren’t in clinical doses and cost a ton is so disingenuous. I watched her on and off since freely as well. But she has annoyed me with a lot of her ignorance about the issues with ultra processed foods etc.
That sucks, I liked her videos, especially the ones on research in different types on diets. I admit I started to taper off from her videos lately due to what feels like excessive ads, sad to see another youtuber going the route of being the person criticizing until they grift using what they advise against.
I'm an IBS sufferer with a micro background. There's no evidence to suggest any one bacteria improves IBS symptoms. Our gut bacteria is a unique mosaic influenced by early childhood development, diet, and even geography. I will also point out that some probiotic strains aren't shelf stable and need to be refrigerated. A shelf stable powder may not work for everyone.
From a buissness perspective totally reasonable. This is her first production, she is not so known in the protein powder industry yet. People need to chill
I also thought it was super creepy that she did the product announcement in a crop top. Talking about bloat, trying to sell a "gut healthy" health product in a top that highlights your thinness is 100% influencer behavior. So inappropriate for a clinician who works in a medical specialty that attracts so many people in ED recovery.
I saw her do one of her "normal" short videos featuring use of her product with no indication anywhere that it was advertising. Isn't that against TOS or illegal or something?
I stopped following her months ago. I think most of her critiques to what I eat in a day videos are based on her own insecurities and disordered eating, so this comes as no surprise.
I don’t think her product cost more than any other Protein Powder. Protein Powder is expensive. I also think it’s okay to change your approach as you grow and have different experiences.
I’m just confused that she says her is the only one who tackles all these issues, but she still takes sponsorships from other supplement brands. Just promote the good ones instead of making your own…
So powdered donuts: « you’re doing a great job » A phD in nutrition eating a perfectly balanced nutrition-packed high protein vegan meal : « that’s not good, nobody has the time to chop so many vegetables. You need to add protein. »
This is what happens when you build an audience criticizing others and their food choices 😂 Personally, I have never liked her. Especially when she couldn't seperate her own history with disordered eating and projected that on to other influencers. She needs to go away.
I take 10 dollars off when i sell whey protein with digestive enzymes because who is going to pay 43 dollars plus shipping and handling for whey protein people don't even spend that for a meal at a restaurant now days for them selfs
Every time I saw this woman being referenced in a different RUclips video, it was because she said something ridiculous. I feel certain she is primarily a grifter. Egregious vegans are a red flag.
I followed her until she started doing supplements/powder Like- she was constantly saying you don’t need it but then comes out with them? Some of her content is great- but then you get stuff like this. Shame- she was a creator who helped me get out of a lot of diet culture bs
Objectively, wouldn't the next step to poo-pooing all the other protein shakes because it's not to your standards be to just make one yourself? As long as you had the resources and time to do so of course. Price point and hypocrisies aside, that is what she did and what most people would do if given the opportunity, so I just don't understand the specific criticism there.🤷🏼♀️
I used to watch Abbey Sharp but now she gives me Goop energy. I don't know why but she does.
I unfollowed her after the donut thing when she posted a video judging a granola mom…I thought how can you give donut mom a pass but then criticize a mom for choosing to only feed her children organic food?
This!! this is why I can't stand her. She's so hypocritical.
Same
She’s all about intuitive eating if you’re binging on highly processed foods we know are addictive and unhealthy! But if you eat intuitively and healthy then she’s gonna nitpick your diet to the point of orthorexic neurosis in the name of “education” and “taking down toxic diet culture”.
It seems a little bit disconnected from her to do that
Do u remember the name of the video I can’t find it
This woman has driven me absolutely nuts for years
Why is that?
How
Same!
@@Junitunes I can't speak for the OP, but I also can't stand her. Her entire practice is tainted by what I'd assume is her previous history with a restrictive ED. She gives advice thats mostly only applicable to normal weight women or those who also have a restrictive ED.
Meanwhile that same advice is highly damaging to anyone on the opposite side, who have problems with chronic overeating/obesity, or those of us with food addiction.
Her refusal to professionally qualify her statements is what gets me because she should know better. She should know better than to give advice as if it applicable to everyone.....especially when a lot of her advice is applicable to only a small portion of the population (underweight and low end normal weight women)
And it's been a while but I think she also claimed that "food addiction" isn't real, but I could be misremembering.
Basically her perspective is very biased and out of touch, so her advice is similar.
so happy im not alone In this feeling. she's problematic.
Some internet personalities just don't realize what kind of audience they cultivated... If you dunk on influencers for selling overpriced supplements that don't do anything, your audience will be sus of you once you pull out an overpriced supplement... It honestly reminds me of Iiluminaughtii here on yt who did videos exposing MLMs & shady business practices when her audience learnt she used her content as a to-do list...
Derek from More plate more dates has a similr type of audience and he was able to release supplements, but the difference is that he doesnt claim supplements are useless. He just says a lot of them are misformulated. His are also reasonably priced and very transparent. So yeah it’s fully on her because of the way she carried it out
I unfollowed Abbey when she was promoting Built Bars in her videos. IMO, it just made her look like another wellness influencer rather than a professional I could trust. I later started following her on TikTok but immediately unfollowed her when her protein powder came out. It rubbed me the wrong way. I thought that Swaze from Unnatural Vegan did an excellent job of analyzing the protein powder, as well as its price.
I followed her a few years back and it didn’t take long to realize what a hypocrite she is.
What’s wrong with built bars? I thought they were okay?
I remember her losing her mind over an influencer who posted about her wedding. The wedding was honestly spectacular, and she served copious amounts of foods that covered pretty much any dietary requirement and were just generally delicious. She herself ate a lot (meaning she enjoyed all of the foods herself without restricting). She did offer guests options for sugar free desserts and also had a digestive supplement on all the tables if people wanted it (not sure if the company was sponsoring her wedding, or what). Abbey lost her mind at this girl. And now here she is peddling what is essentially a very middle of the road, overpriced protein powder and she is actively lying in her video and on her website about how unique and beneficial it is. She has long been a mean girl who loved hating on other women, and who has been projecting her restrictive ED onto everyone else and shilling "intuitive eating", but this is a whole new level of ick.
What did she exactly lose her mind on the girl for? As someone who has celiac (can't eat gluten unless I want to get sick/damage my body) and knows people with other dietary restrictions/preferences that sounds like such an amazing idea!
This sorta has an MLM name 🤭it’s ok to want to make money!! But saying you’re making it accessible??? 😂😂😂it’s way too much money
I would also just like the world to know that while she is claiming that she priced it “accessibly” she is wearing a $925 USD blazer! It’s the Veronica Beard Miller Dickey Blazer Jacket ($750) with the zip-in Dickey Hoodie ($175)!
Guess that’s what all of those Built Bar sponsorships have gone to! Gotta find a way to keep up that cushy $1k blazer lifestyle while most of us are struggling to pay for rent and groceries.
Oh man I was getting strong MLM vibes too from how she was talking about the product. Won't be long before it becomes culty and recruitment based. I mean she might as well lean all the way into the scammy bs. I hope not though
@@Kimmie9553 which is hilarious as I thought it was a basic B Zara blazer. That makes her look even dumber ha
These prices for any "health" products are insane!! 🤯
The only dietician influencer I have ever found to be actually non-toxic and realistic is Nutrition by Kylie. All of the rest just give me bad vibes and always seem so hypocritical
ETA: sounds like this influencer is saying, "It's only ok if I do it" and I have to laugh at that.
I also came across her because of the Freelee reaction. I continued watching her and perceived her as one of the nutritionists who are sponsored by the fast food industry to promote unhealthy eating as okay.
And they always make it seem like they are doing YOU a favour, its all for YOU so start giving them money and buying their garbage overpriced products.
But she doesn’t want to lose her integrity. What a sham. Ask your gastro doc and he can give you a good probiotic pill that will help, and not cost your house.
A product to “relieve you of the burden of having to obsess over eating well.” This from the woman who nitpicks people’s healthy WIEIAD videos to death? So she creates anxiety in her audience about eating well, never having the perfect meal with enough nutrition, and then sells a product to solve that problem? Now that is sinister
It truly is sinister. I honestly don't understand how she still has her license.
As someone with IBS, I can see why “oh just take some probiotics” would be really appealing, especially since, for many people (myself included), what it takes to control IBS is much more difficult and complicated. My gastroenterologist told me to follow a low FODMAP diet, and while it helps, it’s incredibly restrictive and also not particularly healthy in the long term. So I can see the appeal of a supplement like this, but I also think that you need to be really careful in how you market it towards people who are (like myself) desperate for relief. Claiming that it will treat IBS without substantial evidence to back that up is irresponsible, and it feels really icky to prey upon people’s hopes and desperation with something that probably doesn’t do what it claims to do.
The fact she DESTROYS gym bros who eat perfectly clean and gives kuddos for the donut??
THIS. Yes. Or she'll review a really great, balanced day of eating and mention that she'd maybe add some more legumes or some crap like that. Abby has a very effed relationship with food.
But I thought controlling my eating in anyway meant I had an eating disorder? And now Abbey wants me to drink a “healthy”shake huh interesting🤔
It’s not an ed if you don’t control your calories plus drink her “healthy” drink.
If I went to Abbey and told her that the only food I eat is her protein powder, I wonder if she'd diagnose me with an ED or pat me on the head.
Thought that was kallmekris for a split sec I was wondering what alternate universe I’d dropped in to 😂
The real problem here in my opinion is her harboring and profiting off of criticism and judgement and then pulling a surprised face when the community she has built with these tactics then give her a dose of her own medicine. Welcome to the feeling of micro scrutiny and condescending correction.
Highly doubtful those probiotics live long enough to even be effective. Overpriced smoothies. Literally said, “ohh phuuuuck right off” out loud when the price of that shaker was read out, lol. That right there telling the whole story.
Edit: Yes! That’s another excellent point most people likely will overlook. You said it was as though she’s just been basically priming the pump by downing the other brands all these years, in so many words. Yup, it takes YEARS to get a product like this to market! She’s known she’s been working on it bts for at least several years so that’s given her that much time to dog the competition while appearing virtuous. Sneaky sneaky. She never mentioned, “oh, btw, I am working on my own product and will tell you more about it later, etc…”, did she? Nope. She was all too happy to tell you why NOT to buy other’s products in that time, though.
Honestly I thought this was an elaborate April fools joke
I really don’t like her content and how she picks apart the diets of people.
Her advice always been terrible
She'll go full on mean girl with her snarky attitude, eye-rolling and dramatic sighing whenever she sees a woman eating a healthy diet, but panders to the crowd that thinks "fueling" their toddler with pure sugar is fine. I don't understand how anyone can take her seriously.
@@jd5368 also whenever she shows what she eats it's way more calories than someone that's as thin as her would eat so I seriously feel like she's lying and restricting secretly . If people follow her advice they will not be thin like her and I feel like that's lowkey her goal
@@jd5368pure sugar? Didn’t the mom with doughnut give the kid other food with it
Oh when you mentioned your sensitivity to fats at your age I had same issue with my ibs well I also found out I had to have my gallbladder out in an emergency situation one night! So if you still get that issue? Check your gallbladder! 💕
Oo that’s a good shout actually! Thankfully it’s simmered down massively 😮💨 x
@@ammyrobinson9171 it’s the mom in me to the rescue!! Ha
Glad its calmed down. If it wver comes back, get your gallbladder checked@@ammyrobinson9171
@@ammyrobinson9171 If eating a big bowl of arugula (rocket) causes you awful pain and/or nausea, it's gall bladder. I know this from a particularly horrific airport bathroom floor experience that ended in the OR. Life post-gall-bladder is bliss lol.
@@mockingbirdnightingale7169I have had gallbladder issues since I was a teenager, but I love arugula/rocket; it helps a lot when I have a higher fat meal! I do go through periods of not eating it much or at all, though 🤔
Is this the dietician who defended the woman feeding her toddler donuts for breakfast??? 🤨
Adding here - it is! I was sus of her from that video 🤣
I wonder why she would do that
Well the lady who fed her child doughnuts actually fed her child other foods and honesty a few doughnuts now and then especially when active children is not the end of everything.
@Lostboy811 I'm not going to dog on people feeding people doughnuts for breakfast, that seems silly to me.
Toddlers are a different case... Their appetites can change rapidly and they can be unpredictably picky. Sometimes you have to focus just on getting enough calories into them.
They don't need gobs of food most of the time - they're active but small. Their needs go up during growth spurts. My guess is that their infamous pickiness has more to do with variable nutritional needs.
Adults often way overestimate how much food a toddler needs. Just a few peas may be the right portion of peas for them, for example. Just put small amounts on their plate or in their bowl and hope for the best... Also be ready with good snacks because the problem may be not being able to eat enough at once.
I also used to follow Abby. I stopped after she had her last child. She had a whole video about orthorexia and how she had it in college and she stopped eating bread and dairy and how getting rid of whole food groups is not sustainable for weight loss. Which makes sense. You shouldn't get rid of whole food groups, you should just add healthier options to your diet. Then she came out with a video about how she was having stomach issues. So she went and got tested and the test results said that she should stop eating bread and dairy... This was literally right after she had her son. So instead of being honest and telling her audience that she wanted to get back to her pre-baby weight, she goes through this whole thing to prove that she has some kind of stomach problem in order to cut out bread and dairy. I was done at that point...🙄
Really? I dunno I find nutritionists generally say eat bad food cause it’s better than not eating. Maybe cause they’re so used to dealing with people with orthorexia.
But it’s crazy cause I think there’s many foods that just are bad for most people.
Trust me you can still be fat by being gluten and dairy free. It’s not most peoples choice for weight loss when staying at a healthy weight.
I think she would of just gone on a calorie deficit than cut out those for weight loss
If this is true than she's even more of a hypocrite than I thought considering she likes to attack skinny girls for having a certain diet for their health. Though I have been suspecting she loves to project her ED onto skinny girls because these are excuses she would use and is very jealous.
@Junitunes tbh the way she's built her brand, if she has foods she can't eat in balance or is cutting out for hitting calorie needs, she has to pretend that's not why.
Honestly, it makes sense to cut those out if you're trying to lose weight.
If you want to reduce 500 calories, 2 slices of bread is 300 and you won't miss the volume
@@ivy456 She projects her rare, niche ED onto literally everyone who doesn't eat trash. In her mind, from what I can tell, eating a healthy diet on purpose is a legit ED. It's quite concerning given that she's a dietician.
When Abby came out with a video, supporting Lizzo‘s lifestyle choices, specifically her diet, I was done with Abby. No honest nutritionist could possibly say that Lizzo had a healthy diet. (no idea if Lizzo‘s doing better today than three or so years ago when the video came out.)
0:13 "my research analysis skills" (shows her tasting something lol)
I unsubscribed from her a long time ago when I noticed her click bait titles and then some of them associated the person she was reviewing with something that had nothing to do with their diet.
She seemed more bias towards those who seemingly would eat healthier. And make harsher comments. If she knows diet can be a sensitive thing, as a dietician, why make those remarks?
She also made a joke about Sanne Vloet journaling, I was like please stick to the diet not the acitivities they are doing and making faces at them.
She gave the counting calorie ballerina a hard time, when the ballerina used counting calories to yes lose weight to prepare for a performance but also to make sure she has ate enough for her level of activity. And still in that video she makes those faces and sarcastic remarks.
And just more..
I’ve noticed the strange facial expressions too…she’s too critical of other people and just mean spirited. I can go as far as saying, she’s a bully.
As someone that used to be one of those dudes that broke down and reviewed research results to make sure it was readable to the appropriate audience or "dumb it down" as Abby put it, yes that does take a long time to do correctly. But if you are advertising how that research has been done, you need to have that done before launching. Or just pay your stats team enough and have enough people on that team to do the work faster (it's an unforgiving job with little reward. Part of why it takes so long is one or two people are usually paid minimum wage to do all that work alone. It just isn't a good excuse for not having any of the information available publicly at launch
Independent contractors can be hired to do specific jobs that are beyond the normal in-house staff without the complications of adding to the normal payroll. They can be hired according to very specific criteria in addition to references. For example, as a scientific translator agencies and companies outsource virtually every translation job this way. I've been given jobs that specified advanced degrees (master's or doctorate) in specific fields, for example, or number of years as a translator. She could find a good match for her needs if she tried.
I keep waiting for more videos to come out about this. Especially from the fitness community who she is so quick to pick apart and judge for their choices. I’d be so curious to see how her sales do and how she chooses to bound around this because as of now she hasn’t addressed the negativity around it other than her bs video about the price. The price is the tip of the iceberg on this scam of a product smh thanks for covering this!
I’ve never cared for that woman. There’s something very artificial about her.
Oof i never want to see her post critique of someone shilling their crap ever again.
Chocolate Silk already exists as a plant-based high protein drink, how is that not a trademark issue
I absolutely agree about Abby changing into a shill!
I unfollowed her a long time ago and after the donut thing, I’m not surprised. That being said, I pay $65 for 20 servings of Vega Sport Protein. I have been using it for years and love it. I have no problem with the price, but I do think she’s being hypocritical about her reasons for buying HER powder.
I’m a simple girl - I get the notification for an Ammy video, I click (even if I was halfway through a 1h Hell’s kitchen vid)
Abby (Abbey?) Sharp has been giving me just a really annoying vibe for the longest time 😭 Ever since someone pointed out she often stitches and reacts to people’s What I Eat In A Day videos without them actually wanting to know about the nutritional information
Hey Maisie!! Is that Hell’s Kitchen with Gordon?? I binge watch hotel nightmares often 😂 YES! There’s all sorts of shady antics I’ve heard about Abbey, which is a massive shame as I used to really enjoy her content 😞 x
I know someone in my life who is a predator and a fool for MLMs It is good at deceiving the kind people and there life. The crazy part is like my grandma who explains that she's a manipulator but she doesn't forgot and really believes that people like this woman who know they could manipulate other people will say some of the stuff and really believe it. It's so dangerous.One of them was Hopping peroxide the other was telling someone who had grandma seizures to stop taking seizure medicasian
😮 that’s shocking! Yeah there are some truly scammy manipulative people out there 😞
This lady has been giving bad advice for years. She’s the Katie Morton of diets
Ive never liked her and I love watching videos about nutrition. At first she was saying facts in her earlier videos, but she always seemed so not trustworthy judging by her gesticulation, face mimics etc. She just always seemed like someone who doesnt really care about sharing the knowledge for the good of people but to get popular/liked quickly
Right? She is always more than ready to diagnose thin women with whatever (and maybe she is right, honestly), but her hardcore views go out the window when she KNOWS she could be called some kind of a bigot for raising objections.
Just look at the difference of opinions and willingness to give those opinions when it's some influencer who is thin (every single meal is picked apart, called unhealthy, acting like they are close to death) VS her reactions to Donut Mom (You are doing great, some kids are starving!!!! Great job mama) or Amberlynn Reid (trying to be super careful, almost making excuses, even though she is a 500 pound woman, diminishing her binges and such).
Abbey is a weathervane.
@@bulbasaurusthe7th841 She fits into a very strange category of healthy-weight women who try to ingratiate themselves to obese women by being the pro-fat, anti-diet-culture, hopeful ideal: the idea is, the fat women will see this normal-weight woman who claims not to diet, and to be anti-diet, and they will latch onto the idea that dieting is not necessary to be Abbey's size. The hard work that slim women do to stay slim, primarily things like tracking food and not eating junk, threatens this message. I think that's why she's so threatened by and antagonistic towards slim women, especially slim women who eat consciously and carefully. Abbey obviously knows about energy balance, but she is selling a dream.
She's also advertising cooking wrap/wear in Canada. Ppl are greedy. I mean, look at these nearly millionaire Dermatologists pretending to use stuff to sell. Lol. Its ALL greed.
I am not furious, just Extremely disappointed in Abbey, especially as someone who is working towards getting a degree in deititics😢 she's basically at this point " the pot calling the kettle black" and the only people who will spend that kind of money on protein powder are almond moms. And she disses them so I don't know how much luck she will have with this product.😅
im glad i saw this. I vaguely follow her but not super closely cause i have a lot of food issues and her general mindset seemed pretty good. This seems pretty scummy and I'll have to really think if I wanna keep following that. Oof
Subscribed because you because you pointed out that you have many other choices for protein powder that are much cheaper.
And that probiotic is not something you should really need but you can try if you do have gut problems just it tends to work or not work per person.
Also often the probiotics are needed only occasionally or only for a certain period. Same with enzyme supplements.
With probiotics, I look for a variety of strains in high doses (50 to 100 CFU per dose) for occasional or short-term use. (CFU means colony forming units.) You may find that daily dosing is not needed, which saves some money.
If you take antibiotics, nowadays it's suggested that you take probiotics during treatment but just isolate the dosing of the two by at least two hours on either side (before/after). This works better than the old recommendation of finishing the antibiotics before hitting with the probiotics to replenish the friendly flora slaughtered by broad-spectrum antibiotics. You will lose a lot due to the antibiotic killing or inhibiting reproduction of the friendlies along with the pathogen, but many will survive.
With enzymes, if production of specific ones is down for any reason, usually supplementation is needed for only a certain time (such as 1-2 months) before your own production is up to speed. Of course some people have chronic issues and need longer and more intensive treatment.
Just because someone has a degree does not guarantee that they are good at what they do. Abbey has often said things that do not seem right to me. I am a full-fledged chemist (Ph.D.) and have decades of experience doing translation of pharmaceutical, microbiology, and usually drug-related biomedical clinical trial materials in all phases of trials. I also have multiple food allergies and have been eating vegan (oops, plant-based) for decades. I have more nutritional background as a result than many and also considerable other relevant background.
Abbey also seems awfully gullible about people I know to be pathological liars...
Basically, I don't trust her expertise in such things and she also has been doing ads for her product without identifying them as ads. Her judgment is simply not that good. She is not useless, but you need to be skeptical about what she says unless you can verify it easily yourself. Go ahead and try her recipes, you can tell if they are tasty or not.
I also am very aware of the reliable market in vegan protein drinks and powders and in probiotics and enzyme supplements. I am not impressed by her claims about those either. There are reputable companies that have been selling both for decades and her choices don't even seem as good. Her prices are insane compared to the high end of typical products that do definitely conduct good research and insist on quality source materials (and will drop best sellers if they can't get the quality they want). She is implying she is the first and only one to care about such things, which simply is not true. I have better background than she does to be able to read the relevant research and reports and understand the figures.
So yes, this does seem like a cash grab way beyond normal interest in profit. I have no way to know if she really believes what she says or not. She is gullible in other ways so she could be ripe for being a naive shill for crazy claims. This endeavor doesn't seem even like good business practice to me, so someone is hoping to ride to a windfall on the coattails of her following and then it will quietly fade away.
Do you have any specific recs for a good vegan protein powder?
I used to have the worst IBS. My stomach would hurt so bad & sometimes diarrhea would happen otherwise times nothing & just laying in the fetal position.
My husband went to a health food store & bought me a probiotic just specifically for this. It’s 2 months worth cost about 60.00 & it’s required to be refrigerated.
It’s amazing I can’t think of the brand & name right now but as soon as I get the first cramp I take a tablet & literally 20 minutes after the pain is gone. My husband has a bad stomach too with a lot of pain. He only takes them when he knows there’s going to be a flair up.
I at one point was living on Imodium & now maybe once a week if I’ve eaten something that causes me a flare up boom I’m better.
I think if this particular one hadn’t worked for me & even my husband I would have went to another brand or something with more probiotic in it. It’s about shopping around. I could never bring myself to purchasing something that has 20 servings for 100.00. This woman sounds nuts & very hypocritical. I do know when I worked out a lot I did buy a protein powder that was about 70.00 & made a smoothie with it. I at least got a lot out of that bottle of protein powder. It was my breakfast everyday. More so worth the money.
Thanks for covering this & exposing her in what she thinks is good. Different strains of probiotics work different for everyone. Same with when choosing a protein powder.
Please share the name!
Yes, please do. I have IBS & gastroperisis. It is horrible, I eat almost nothing.
remember fhe nameeee!!!!! Pleaseee
@@nosauce5321 it’s a Canadian brand. The brand is Naka. I looked as well on Amazon & they sell it there. I am going to do a shorts tomorrow with the bottle so everyone with digestive issues can see the medicinal ingredients.
@@empoweredesquire I was sure I wrote it all down in a reply with all the information. Scroll down to last message. Mine I didn’t get on Amazon but the brand Naka is sold there. Sorry for delayed response.
I'm a relatively new Abby Sharpe fan. I liked that she helped me look at food differently by just adding a little fruit and veggie there and adding some protein. The protein powder is definitely not on brand with her. Disappointed that I know I want be a fan much longer
She’s not someone you should be following anyways. Her platform is just telling people eating unhealthy is “good” enough
Abby is one of the most annoying to watch. She does get on her high horse a lot and then panders to certain groups of people (like the mom that you mentioned). She's extremely selective on who to go hard on and who not to.
In my experience she mainly goes hard on people trying to alter their diets to lose weight.
I used to watch her back in the freelee days too. but once she was caught editing what's someone has eaten in a WIEIAD and then reviewed it, never watched her again.
What’s wieiad?
@@Junituneswhat I eat in a day
Do you remember which video it was or who it was about?
@@Bluestarlet27 it's was a guy called Crazy Healthy Cool. Abbey used to have a go when vegans ate too many fruits, but when she reviewed him, she cut out part of his day where he ate a tonne of fruit. doesn't sound a big deal. but it showed that she'd change her views on things if she liked the person or not.
I had watched some of her videos (i also have a dietetics degree from a different country) and I cant remember what she said, but there were a couple of videos which were dubious or in my opinion incorrect, so i unfollowed.
Also in my country, a registered dietician cant do this, you cannot promote a singular brand, we used to always have to list different brands, supermarkets etc. The only time this didnt apply was when there wasnt another version. There was one of those yoghurt drinks and only one at the time contained a specific compound (plant stanols) which may have been beneficial to help those with high cholesterol, so we could recommend it by name, but her supplement does not seem distinct enough to be promoted alone.
And as someone who isnt registered while i have the degree i cannot term myself a dietician. I think greater regulation of who uses what term, quailifcations and strict non competing for all promoting health advice should be required for all registered dieticans.
Honestly I wish that’s how it worked in America. That sounds a lot more ethical than what happens here a lot of the time, especially with how many “influencer dieticians” there are out there.
@@TheElf_Onlineshe is Canadian not American
I’ve seen several different RDs here in Canada (although not in Abbey’s province) and any time they recommend a type of product, they’ll provide a list of suggestions, not one specific product. If Abbey still does private practice, she must have a whack of disclaimers and disclosures for her clients!
@@Latte-girly90 ok?? And?? I was commenting on how I wished it worked where *I* live.
I like that system of not being able to promote a particular brand when you're an RD! I live in Greece and I think it's like that here too (maybe the whole EU). The USA is the wild west I guess.
Yes I remember you mentioning her and she gave really crappy advice…setting the bar low ha! Man this TikTok is insane!! I take a pro biotic supplement as my diet could be better ( not eating enough due to stress) and other gut issues and in doing great with just my $5 probiotic supplement capsule!! This pride is Insane! You can look up the ingredients and make your own! I use to buy the orgain crap you should have at least 30 a months worth of product and that price is inane insane insane ehh
What's the name of the probiotic you use
@@8luvbug I just use honestly whatever is on sale that has good reviews! I change them up I won’t spend $20 bucks on vitamins ha I check the reviews though make sure recommended or safe
Kinda reminds me of Tati, when the first product she came out with was the vitamins. Like … why?
Why would you pay that much for a plant based protein that's barely bioavailable? $75 for peas 😆
Speaking as a therapist who specializes in treating EDs, we need more dietitians discussing the issues with diet culture and providing quality nutrition education. Abbey seems to be falling more and more into diet culture as her platform has grown, and it’s been so disappointing to watch.
"I'm an IBS girly!" help i can't cringe hard enough 😫😫😫
Hahaha me too, that was a rough moment lol
I'm not a dietician - I have a BSc in Biology... so take my creds with a grain of salt.
But, in my humble opinion, you don't *need* a weird mixture of processed protein powder if you eat a diet comprised of healthy fats, proteins, and complex carbohydrates. Eating fermented foods will flood your microbiome with beneficial gut bacteria (yogurt, kefir, kimchi, etc.) This is another grift attempt by an online influencer.
People like Abbey Sharp is why I don't trust dieticians.
I am so beyond tired of her and her body positivity propaganda. And this protein shake controversy is the ICING on the cake for me.
Am I the only one who feels like her entire lifestyle is dishonest?
She does videos where she follows celebrity diets but changes them up a bit. With the food she always makes a point of adding lots of fats with phrases like "your girl needs way more fat than that", and she minimises the exercise by saying things like "I'm not really feeling doing a heavy work out today" and then goes for a walk.
Obviously there's absolutely nothing wrong with that, but when she cooks she flusters like she doesn't now what she's doing, and only ever seems to do simple low intensity exercise.
However, she's absolutely tiny. So she's eating way more calories than anyone she covers, and is exercising less, but is still just as small. My theory is she barely eats when she's not filming, and she just does meal videos to make it seem like she eats lots.
Yes it gives me mean girl vibes like she wants to be the only skinny one.. if someone followed her diet as she describes it they would not be that thin
Naked Pea Protein is 3rd party tested, it is about $60 and $45 if you auto ship, and it has 76 servings. That is more than 3 times the amount of servings.
My whole thing is I’m okay with influencers talking about products , if they actually like and enjoy the product . If someone loves barbell protein bars and has eaten them for a while and enjoyed them and gets sponsored I think it’s cool. But abbey takes sponsorships and kinda just never talks about it after that and now she comes out with supplement and is shilling like the same influencers she bashed on for doing what she is doing
Even body builders have admitted that protein powder is not necessary, just convenient. As a dietician I guess it's better to teach people how to reach their protein goals with food, and in case they want something extra it's as easy as reviewing and recommending some of the many protein powders that are in the market and are actually worthy. Saying that she's "rebuilding the industry" is just dumb.
Or how she recommends a cleaning service that isn’t available in Canada, but never acknowledges when people question her about it.
This is preying on people who are struggling to be healthy or even eat comfortably. I was sick every single day during my last pregnancy so… No appetite plus fear of throwing up plus sensitivity to smells.. I would’ve bought anything to be able to eat.
I just can't believe that one of the first things Abby said about her protein supplement was something along the lines of her making this "accessible to all". Yikes. It's $65 plus $10 shipping for a 20 day supply!
Basically just drink some protein shakes you really shouldn't need prebiotic drinks but if you do you can get both cheaper than that.
Best protein source? Ribeye steak. Need a protein supplement? Have a second sirloin steak on the side. Still cheaper than this magic power. 🥩
Apparently half of proteins and creatine doesn't have enough protein and creatine in them, so i wonder could that a reason?
Abby is The Worst! Her trash advice destroyed my health. It's my fault for falling for the scam artist but she's terrible.
You can get much cheaper plant based protein powders or drinks that do the exact same thing. Also combining pea protein and another plant based protein source is typically what most plant based protein powders already do. It is not unusual to see a plant based protein powder use two or more difference protein sources. She also pushes the idea that you cannot get enough of all the protein amino acids on a plant based diet (which is untrue) and then uses this to justify buying her protein powder. As long as you eat a varied plant based diet you will be perfectly fine. The problem arises only if you are just eating one food for the entire day. Which I would assume most people don't do.
Yes. I'm a chemist myself and you are absolutely correct on all points.
Eating vegan really isn't rocket science. The worst that will happen is that we don't use some of the ingested amino acids in our plant-based foods because we have those in excess in the pool when we use up the others to make our own proteins. If we eat enough food and some variety, we should be fine without obsessing.
I've been keeping protein powders on hand for when I'm sick or injured for decades, because my appetite goes to zero easily in such situations and I just can't deal with most foods then. Some fasting in the early stage is therapeutic but other times, not really - I just get weak.
For a long time, the best vegan-friendly formulas have included several types of protein. Soy or pea protein plus rice protein plus a couple of different seeds like hemp and chia are typical, for example. They end up with a blend that has the same amino acid profile as the egg, the beloved of the carnivores as their gold standard. (No, you don't need a "perfect" ratio of amino acids in one food. That's just marketing.)
I would advise using separate protein and probiotic supplements since they are used very differently. I wouldn't want to force daily use of a probiotic in particular because that may not be needed while for a time you may want daily protein supplementation.
Protein from any source is first broken down by the body to extract the individual amino acids, which are available for a few days. Then those amino acids are used to make our own protein molecules. We do not plunk animal protein molecules unaltered into our own cells for use in structures and transport etc. Our needed protein molecules are different from those of pigs and cows and chickens.
Even fats are altered to suit our own fat storage cells, although it is still possible to identify their origin from structural details. What we call fats and oils in our foods are actually complex mixtures of various substances. They are not a single type of what chemically would be considered a fat.
she's saying that "most protein powders" don't have those additional ingredients/supplements in them to support absorption, when actually yes they do. i can't speak for plant protein powders because i have never used them and plant protein is not a very bioavailable form for protein for humans anyway (and tends to be more expensive anyway because it's a specialized/fad product). protein powder for most regular people isn't essential but for some people it really can be. it sounds like she's trying to combine probiotics and protein simply to attach her "knowlege" and qualifications to and charge more. definitely a money grab, but this doesn't surprise me from abby, ever since she started getting involved in politically motivated circles (fat/death acceptance, body positivity etc) she went down a really sell out path and totally strayed away from commenting on what she knows and was educated to comment on. i stopped watching her when she started trying to say that modern body positivity and fat acceptance (and the ideas they push) are totally ok and healthy - it was the most hypocritical thing i have seen from a health and diet focused professional.
My sister is doing her master in bio-chemistry and finished her bachelor in biotechnology she told me that the biggest scam of the health industry is the probiotics addition to food and drinks since the macrobiotic and enzymes will die/be destroyed once it gets to the stomach from the acidity there and wont effect us one way or another ...
They are still doing it while knowing its effectless because it will raise the price of the product since its sound fancy and won't cost them anything since producing macrobiotic and those enzymes are easy
i drink protein powder everyday i dont see the big deal with her selling her own as another way to support her if you want to just dont buy it if you dont want it why are people complaining
Eat well and you won’t need pills and powders.
You can get a weeks worth of high grade plant protein and probiotics at Costco for like $20 in the form of tofu and kombucha.
I can't trust her. She is entirely irresponsible with her brand. The update she made of Ginger's Ozempic weight loss was actually ridiculous. I'm not even a dietician, but it was OBVIOUS that Ginger was using the update as a call for help - because she was under eating (which Abby said was fine JUST because she was losing weight slowly??? Dude, I ate 1200 calories a day and lost weight relatively slowly, but I still experienced food obsession and disordered behaviors because of it, as well as lost my menstrual cycle and hair.) She is such a dunce and I honestly don't believe anything that she says.
Almost $200 a month for protein is insane. All the different supplements that aren’t in clinical doses and cost a ton is so disingenuous. I watched her on and off since freely as well. But she has annoyed me with a lot of her ignorance about the issues with ultra processed foods etc.
Something about her really rubs me the wrong way..
That sucks, I liked her videos, especially the ones on research in different types on diets. I admit I started to taper off from her videos lately due to what feels like excessive ads, sad to see another youtuber going the route of being the person criticizing until they grift using what they advise against.
She is a big bully. I don't know why people still watching her.
I'm an IBS sufferer with a micro background. There's no evidence to suggest any one bacteria improves IBS symptoms. Our gut bacteria is a unique mosaic influenced by early childhood development, diet, and even geography. I will also point out that some probiotic strains aren't shelf stable and need to be refrigerated. A shelf stable powder may not work for everyone.
From a buissness perspective totally reasonable. This is her first production, she is not so known in the protein powder industry yet. People need to chill
Why does she give me Dylan Mulvany vibes 😂? Never followed her, but i have seen some clips here and there.
I don't think either of them are necessarily bad, but they both have theatre kid energy
I also thought it was super creepy that she did the product announcement in a crop top. Talking about bloat, trying to sell a "gut healthy" health product in a top that highlights your thinness is 100% influencer behavior. So inappropriate for a clinician who works in a medical specialty that attracts so many people in ED recovery.
so in some ways... freelee was right about her
Ohh the plot thickens 😂
Just eat some eggs, same amount of protein and vitamins for a quarter of the price.
Abby is so annoying.
Unrelated side note: you’re absolutely gorgeous!
I saw her do one of her "normal" short videos featuring use of her product with no indication anywhere that it was advertising. Isn't that against TOS or illegal or something?
Abby is so hypocritical
I stopped following her months ago. I think most of her critiques to what I eat in a day videos are based on her own insecurities and disordered eating, so this comes as no surprise.
I don’t think her product cost more than any other Protein Powder. Protein Powder is expensive. I also think it’s okay to change your approach as you grow and have different experiences.
What protein powder are you looking at? The ones at the store where I am don't go above $30, and they have way more servings
I’m just confused that she says her is the only one who tackles all these issues, but she still takes sponsorships from other supplement brands. Just promote the good ones instead of making your own…
So powdered donuts: « you’re doing a great job »
A phD in nutrition eating a perfectly balanced nutrition-packed high protein vegan meal : « that’s not good, nobody has the time to chop so many vegetables. You need to add protein. »
This is what happens when you build an audience criticizing others and their food choices 😂 Personally, I have never liked her. Especially when she couldn't seperate her own history with disordered eating and projected that on to other influencers. She needs to go away.
She’s always been problematic.
I take 10 dollars off when i sell whey protein with digestive enzymes because who is going to pay 43 dollars plus shipping and handling for whey protein people don't even spend that for a meal at a restaurant now days for them selfs
80 pounds??? I could get a concert ticket instead what is this
Every time I saw this woman being referenced in a different RUclips video, it was because she said something ridiculous. I feel certain she is primarily a grifter. Egregious vegans are a red flag.
She is insane
Why is the shipping so high? It's almost as much as the product.
It’s international
@@shawneeGoesthat makes sense, but still, wow.
Damn it… I really thought she was “legit” that SUCKS!
I followed her until she started doing supplements/powder
Like- she was constantly saying you don’t need it but then comes out with them? Some of her content is great- but then you get stuff like this.
Shame- she was a creator who helped me get out of a lot of diet culture bs
That's why I quit following Greg Doucette (him and Abby used to "beef")
Objectively, wouldn't the next step to poo-pooing all the other protein shakes because it's not to your standards be to just make one yourself? As long as you had the resources and time to do so of course. Price point and hypocrisies aside, that is what she did and what most people would do if given the opportunity, so I just don't understand the specific criticism there.🤷🏼♀️