Category: Eating Disorders

What Is ‘Bigorexia’?

A social media diet of perfect bodies is spurring some teenage boys to form muscle dysmorphia.
TikTok Bans #SkinnyTok After European Regulators Raise Concerns

Officials in Europe worried that the app was glamorizing eating disorders. The ban is TikTok’s latest effort to counter criticism about its effect on teen mental health.
The Lady Will Have the Laxatives

If I acted on a date like a girl who has a healthy relationship with food, could I become her?
‘The Interview’: Demi Moore Is Done With the Male Gaze

The actress discusses how her relationship to her body and fame has changed after decades in the public eye.
Billie Eilish, Lorde and More Are Singing Out About Body Image

Billie Eilish, Charli XCX and Lorde are among a group of young women who are revealing, in their music, the pressure they have felt to look thin.
Promovían un cuerpo lleno de curvas. Luego adelgazaron

¿Las influentes de tallas grandes deben una explicación a sus seguidores cuando sus cuerpos cambian?
They Promoted Body Positivity. Then They Lost Weight.

Do plus-size influencers owe their followers an explanation when their bodies change?
They Promoted Body Positivity. Then They Lost Weight.

Do plus-size influencers owe their followers an explanation when their bodies change?
How Targeted Weight Loss Ads Can Haunt Future Brides

When women post about their engagements and upcoming weddings on social media, an unexpected, potentially damaging specter arrives: targeted weight loss ads.
How a Pre-Wedding Diet Led to an Eating Disorder

One bride talks about how the desire to lose weight quickly spiraled out of control.
What Is Intuitive Eating? Meet the Duo Behind the Method

Once considered radical, Elyse Resch and Evelyn Tribole’s method of intuitive eating has become the cornerstone of the modern anti-diet movement.
Caroline Garcia Has Been Rethinking Her Approaches to Tennis and Eating

Garcia is one of the world’s top players and poised to rise in the rankings. She started her season by publicly discussing her troubles with binge eating.