Sund Fornuft

Healthmaxxing

Episode Summary

Sophie udforsker healthmaxxing – optimering af sundhed til ekstreme – som udgår fra biohackingmiljøet. Episoden analyserer fire undertyper: protein-, fiber- og sleepmaxxing samt clean eating. Pointen er sjældent selve sundhedsrådet, men idéen om konstant optimization. Health is not an aesthetic. Vært: Sophie Birch Producer og post-produktion: Kasper Møller og Adam Redaktør: Sidsel Kaae Nørgaard Følg Sund Fornuft på TikTok og Instagram. Litteraturliste Baron, K. G., Abbott, S., Jao, N., Manalo, N., & Mullen, R. (2017). Orthosomnia: Are Some Patients Taking the Quantified Self Too Far? Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 13(2), 351–354. https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.6472 Bonfanti, R. C., Melchiori, F., Teti, A., Albano, G., Raffard, S., Rodgers, R. F., & Lo Coco, G. (2025). The association between social comparison in social media, body image concerns and eating disorder symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Body Image, 52, 101841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101841 Blomhoff, R., Andersen, R., Arnesen, E. K., Christensen, J. J., Eneroth, H., Erkkola, M., Gudanaviciene, I., Halldorsson, T. I., Høyer-Lund, A., Lemming, E. W., Meltzer, H. M., Pitsi, T., Schwab, U., Siksna, I., Thorsdottir, I., & Trolle, E. (2023). Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023. Nordic Council of Ministers. https://doi.org/10.6027/nord2023-003 Crawford, R. (1980). Healthism and the medicalization of everyday life. International Journal of Health Services, 10(3), 365–388. https://doi.org/10.2190/3H2H-3XJN-3AYJ-9H3H Festinger, L. (1954). A theory of social comparison processes. Human Relations, 7(2), 117–140. https://doi.org/10.1177/001872675400700202 Gallicchio, L., & Kalesan, B. (2009). Sleep duration and mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Sleep Research, 18(2), 148–158. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2869.2008.00732.x Gonçalves, J. M. S. (2025). Orthorexia nervosa and social media: A literature review [Conference abstract]. European Psychiatry, 68(S1), S686–S687. https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.1397 Hirshkowitz, M., Whiton, K., Albert, S. M., Alessi, C., Bruni, O., DonCarlos, L., Hazen, N., Herman, J., Katz, E. S., Kheirandish-Gozal, L., Neubauer, D. N., O’Donnell, A. E., Ohayon, M., Peever, J., Rawding, R., Sachdeva, R. C., Setters, B., Vitiello, M. V., Ware, J. C., & Adams Hillard, P. J. (2015). National Sleep Foundation’s sleep time duration recommendations: Methodology and results summary. Sleep Health, 1(1), 40–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2014.12.010 Itani, O., Jike, M., Watanabe, N., & Kaneita, Y. (2017). Short sleep duration and health outcomes: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression. Sleep Medicine, 32, 246–256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2016.08.006 Lane, M. M., Gamage, E., Du, S., Ashtree, D. N., McGuinness, A. J., Gauci, S., Baker, P., Lawrence, M., Rebholz, C. M., Srour, B., Touvier, M., Jacka, F. N., O’Neil, A., Segasby, T., & Marx, W. (2024). Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: Umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses. BMJ, 384, e077310. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2023-077310 Lupton, D. (2016). The quantified self. Polity Press. Madsen, D. Ø. (2026). Maxxing culture: A preliminary conceptual mapping [Preprint]. SSRN. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6745978 McComb, S. E., & Mills, J. S. (2019). Orthorexia nervosa: A review of psychosocial risk factors. Appetite, 140, 50–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2019.05.005 Morton, R. W., Murphy, K. T., McKellar, S. R., Schoenfeld, B. J., Henselmans, M., Helms, E., Aragon, A. A., Devries, M. C., Banfield, L., Krieger, J. W., & Phillips, S. M. (2018). A systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of the effect of protein supplementation on resistance training-induced gains in muscle mass and strength in healthy adults. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 52(6), 376–384. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-097608 Ng, Q. X., Lee, D. Y. X., Yau, C. E., Han, M. X., Liew, J. J. L., Teoh, S. E., Ong, C., Yaow, C. Y. L., & Chee, K. T. (2024). On orthorexia nervosa: A systematic review of reviews. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, 80(4), 345–358. https://doi.org/10.1159/000536379 Powell, J., & Pring, T. (2024). The impact of social media influencers on health outcomes: Systematic review. Social Science & Medicine, 340, 116472. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116472 Reynolds, A., Mann, J., Cummings, J., Winter, N., Mete, E., & Te Morenga, L. (2019). Carbohydrate quality and human health: A series of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The Lancet, 393(10170), 434–445. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31809-9 Styrelsen for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri. (n.d.). De officielle kostråd. De officielle kostråd Tagawa, R., Watanabe, D., Ito, K., Otsuyama, T., Nakayama, K., Sanbongi, C., & Miyachi, M. (2022). Synergistic effect of increased total protein intake and strength training on muscle strength: A dose-response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Sports Medicine - Open, 8, 110. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-022-00508-w TIKTOK: the.fitdad_[@ the.fitdad_]. "HealthMaxxing in 60 seconds." TikTok video, 13. juni 2026. https://www.tiktok.com/@the.fitdad_/video/7650783248712305953?q=health%20maxxin&t=1788852480583 annalina.ai [@annalina.ai ]. "Bet youve never heard of the last few… niche healthmaxxing knowledge." TikTok video, 07. september 2026. https://www.tiktok.com/@annalina.ai/video/7682443763192515854?q=health%20maxxin&t=1788852480583 Maia [@healthydollemporium]. “I’m not a doctor! Just a girl that’s super interested in health/…”. TikTok video, 22. marts 2026. https://www.tiktok.com/@healthydollemporium/video/7620056437686865154 Bar [@beingbarley]. “Wellness Habits That Make a Huge Difference Without Extremes”. TikTok video, 23. august 2026. https://www.tiktok.com/@beingbarley/video/7677147644568816918?q=healthmaxxing&t=1788853297855 Caleb Ulffers [@calebulffers]. “I’m not over protein maxxing and you shouldn’t be either”. TikTok video, 9. juni 2026. https://www.tiktok.com/@calebulffers/video/7649445931594550559?q=protein%20maxxing&t=1788855492412 Zoe [@join_zoe]. “Have you heard about fibermaxxing?”. TikTok video, 7. juni 2025. https://www.tiktok.com/@join_zoe/video/7513142978265763094?q=fibermaxxing&t=1788941309106 Hayden [@hmck_fit]. “Sleep maxing hacks that have skyrocketed my sleep quality”. TikTok video, 30. juni 2026. https://www.tiktok.com/@hmck_fit/video/7657240333004197142?q=sleep%20maxxing&t=1788855756579 Nicolette Pian [@npfit23]. “Genuienly messed with my body so bad”. TikTok video, 27. juli 2026. https://www.tiktok.com/@npfit23/video/7667233662429203743?q=healthmaxxing%20so%20hard%20I%20now%20get%20stomach%20pain%20whenever%20I%20eat%20processed%20foods&t=1788855980105

Episode Notes

Sophie udforsker healthmaxxing – optimering af sundhed til ekstreme – som udgår fra biohackingmiljøet. Episoden analyserer fire undertyper: protein-, fiber- og sleepmaxxing samt clean eating. Pointen er sjældent selve sundhedsrådet, men idéen om konstant optimization. Health is not an aesthetic. 

Vært: Sophie Birch 

Producer og post-produktion: Kasper Møller og Adam Blinkenberg Koch

Redaktør: Sidsel Kaae Nørgaard

Følg Sund Fornuft på TikTok og Instagram.

Litteraturliste

Baron, K. G., Abbott, S., Jao, N., Manalo, N., & Mullen, R. (2017). Orthosomnia: Are Some Patients Taking the Quantified Self Too Far? Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 13(2), 351–354. https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.6472 

Bonfanti, R. C., Melchiori, F., Teti, A., Albano, G., Raffard, S., Rodgers, R. F., & Lo Coco, G. (2025). The association between social comparison in social media, body image concerns and eating disorder symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Body Image, 52, 101841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101841

Blomhoff, R., Andersen, R., Arnesen, E. K., Christensen, J. J., Eneroth, H., Erkkola, M., Gudanaviciene, I., Halldorsson, T. I., Høyer-Lund, A., Lemming, E. W., Meltzer, H. M., Pitsi, T., Schwab, U., Siksna, I., Thorsdottir, I., & Trolle, E. (2023). Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023. Nordic Council of Ministers. https://doi.org/10.6027/nord2023-003

Crawford, R. (1980). Healthism and the medicalization of everyday life. International Journal of Health Services, 10(3), 365–388. https://doi.org/10.2190/3H2H-3XJN-3AYJ-9H3H

Festinger, L. (1954). A theory of social comparison processes. Human Relations, 7(2), 117–140. https://doi.org/10.1177/001872675400700202

Gallicchio, L., & Kalesan, B. (2009). Sleep duration and mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Sleep Research, 18(2), 148–158. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2869.2008.00732.x

Gonçalves, J. M. S. (2025). Orthorexia nervosa and social media: A literature review [Conference abstract]. European Psychiatry, 68(S1), S686–S687. https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.1397

Hirshkowitz, M., Whiton, K., Albert, S. M., Alessi, C., Bruni, O., DonCarlos, L., Hazen, N., Herman, J., Katz, E. S., Kheirandish-Gozal, L., Neubauer, D. N., O’Donnell, A. E., Ohayon, M., Peever, J., Rawding, R., Sachdeva, R. C., Setters, B., Vitiello, M. V., Ware, J. C., & Adams Hillard, P. J. (2015). National Sleep Foundation’s sleep time duration recommendations: Methodology and results summary. Sleep Health, 1(1), 40–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2014.12.010

Itani, O., Jike, M., Watanabe, N., & Kaneita, Y. (2017). Short sleep duration and health outcomes: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression. Sleep Medicine, 32, 246–256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2016.08.006

Lane, M. M., Gamage, E., Du, S., Ashtree, D. N., McGuinness, A. J., Gauci, S., Baker, P., Lawrence, M., Rebholz, C. M., Srour, B., Touvier, M., Jacka, F. N., O’Neil, A., Segasby, T., & Marx, W. (2024). Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: Umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses. BMJ, 384, e077310. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2023-077310

Lupton, D. (2016). The quantified self. Polity Press.

Madsen, D. Ø. (2026). Maxxing culture: A preliminary conceptual mapping [Preprint]. SSRN. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6745978

McComb, S. E., & Mills, J. S. (2019). Orthorexia nervosa: A review of psychosocial risk factors. Appetite, 140, 50–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2019.05.005

Morton, R. W., Murphy, K. T., McKellar, S. R., Schoenfeld, B. J., Henselmans, M., Helms, E., Aragon, A. A., Devries, M. C., Banfield, L., Krieger, J. W., & Phillips, S. M. (2018). A systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of the effect of protein supplementation on resistance training-induced gains in muscle mass and strength in healthy adults. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 52(6), 376–384. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-097608

Ng, Q. X., Lee, D. Y. X., Yau, C. E., Han, M. X., Liew, J. J. L., Teoh, S. E., Ong, C., Yaow, C. Y. L., & Chee, K. T. (2024). On orthorexia nervosa: A systematic review of reviews. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, 80(4), 345–358. https://doi.org/10.1159/000536379

Powell, J., & Pring, T. (2024). The impact of social media influencers on health outcomes: Systematic review. Social Science & Medicine, 340, 116472. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116472

Reynolds, A., Mann, J., Cummings, J., Winter, N., Mete, E., & Te Morenga, L. (2019). Carbohydrate quality and human health: A series of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The Lancet, 393(10170), 434–445. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31809-9

Styrelsen for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri. (n.d.). De officielle kostråd. De officielle kostråd

Tagawa, R., Watanabe, D., Ito, K., Otsuyama, T., Nakayama, K., Sanbongi, C., & Miyachi, M. (2022). Synergistic effect of increased total protein intake and strength training on muscle strength: A dose-response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Sports Medicine - Open, 8, 110. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-022-00508-w

TIKTOK:

the.fitdad_[@ the.fitdad_]. "HealthMaxxing in 60 seconds." TikTok video, 13. juni 2026.

https://www.tiktok.com/@the.fitdad_/video/7650783248712305953?q=health%20maxxin&t=1788852480583

annalina.ai [@annalina.ai ]. "Bet youve never heard of the last few… niche healthmaxxing knowledge." TikTok video, 07. september 2026.

https://www.tiktok.com/@annalina.ai/video/7682443763192515854?q=health%20maxxin&t=1788852480583

Maia [@healthydollemporium]. “I’m not a doctor! Just a girl that’s super interested in health/…”. TikTok video, 22. marts 2026. https://www.tiktok.com/@healthydollemporium/video/7620056437686865154 

Bar [@beingbarley]. “Wellness Habits That Make a Huge Difference Without Extremes”. TikTok video, 23. august 2026. https://www.tiktok.com/@beingbarley/video/7677147644568816918?q=healthmaxxing&t=1788853297855

Caleb Ulffers [@calebulffers]. “I’m not over protein maxxing and you shouldn’t be either”. TikTok video, 9. juni 2026. https://www.tiktok.com/@calebulffers/video/7649445931594550559?q=protein%20maxxing&t=1788855492412

Zoe [@join_zoe]. “Have you heard about fibermaxxing?”. TikTok video, 7. juni 2025. 

https://www.tiktok.com/@join_zoe/video/7513142978265763094?q=fibermaxxing&t=1788941309106 

Hayden [@hmck_fit]. “Sleep maxing hacks that have skyrocketed my sleep quality”. TikTok video, 30. juni 2026. 

https://www.tiktok.com/@hmck_fit/video/7657240333004197142?q=sleep%20maxxing&t=1788855756579

Nicolette Pian [@npfit23]. “Genuienly messed with my body so bad”. TikTok video, 27. juli 2026. 

https://www.tiktok.com/@npfit23/video/7667233662429203743?q=healthmaxxing%20so%20hard%20I%20now%20get%20stomach%20pain%20whenever%20I%20eat%20processed%20foods&t=1788855980105