Overview

• On August 14, the Colegio de Nutricionistas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires served a carta documento to Santiago Maratea invoking Article 12 of the Ley de Trastornos de la Conducta Alimentaria to demand his retraction of a July Instagram reel.
• The formal notice accuses Maratea of professional intrusion for recommending a ‘No carb’ weight-loss tea without medical or nutritional credentials.
• The college described his conduct as ‘agraviante, irresponsable e intrusivo’ and warned that failure to comply would trigger civil and criminal proceedings.
• Maratea publicly defended his promotion and labeled critical nutritionists ‘traumadas’, even as other influencers continue to market the same product without facing formal complaints.
• Nutrition experts warn that blanket endorsements of diet products can endanger vulnerable consumers and allege that food and pharmaceutical companies exploit influencers for covert advertising.