A lot of people take a more directly cynical view of content creation, rather than the more passive ignorance we have with regard to health. Our health is not something someone else can take generally, content is.

It is too easy to look at the rampant copying and dirty tricks used to pull in viewers for ad revenue and think "if you can't beat them, join them" or worse "I might be able to beat them, but joining them seems easier".

Mainly because unlike eating healthily it's actually a pretty broken concept.

Your search ranking is determined by your ability as a writer rather than the quality of your product.