Eating sea moss does not replace the need for a balanced diet, including a variety of fruits and vegetables.

As wellness influencers take sea moss on TikTok, a nutritionist and an herbalist explain to Newsweek the algae's health benefits.

Also known as "Irish moss," sea moss is a nutrient-dense aquatic vegetable similar to seaweed that is commonly harvested from the Atlantic Ocean. It's a species of red algae called Chondrus crispus.