The chef and TV presenter said he decided to speak out after he heard a younger male member of his family discussing a “dangerously strong steroid”.
“I am genuinely worried for the young lads growing up and seeing these unrealistic physiques on Instagram,” Whaite said in the tearful video.
“You’ve only got one body, so please just respect it, please just let it do what it can do, don’t try and push it, stretch, eat well, try and get to the place where you look in the mirror and you see yourself with kind eyes.”
Taking steroids, he added, had been a “stupid decision of my own”, adding that he was “tired of being tethered to this solution”.
In a caption accompanying the video, Whaite concluded: “Steroids have made me want to end my life.
“That stops now. I choose life. I choose health. I choose love. I choose a simpler life.”
The BBC has contacted Whaite for comment.
