Following a particular diet or exercising a great deal are common and even encouraged in our health and image-conscious culture. With increased awareness of food allergies and other dietary requirements, it's also not uncommon ...
Jun 25, 2025
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#SkinnyTok is dead. Or at least that's what TikTok wants you to believe after its recent ban of the hashtag promoting an extreme thin ideal. That might have appeased regulators, but it shouldn't satisfy parents of teens on ...
Jun 20, 2025
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Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London have identified a range of weight-loss behaviors that are not included in current assessment criteria for eating disorders. ...
Jun 17, 2025
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As cannabis use among youth rises in Canada—and THC potency reaches record highs—emergency departments are seeing a surge in cases of a once-rare condition: cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS).
Jun 11, 2025
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You may have come across those "what I eat in a day" videos on social media, where people—usually conventionally attractive influencers wearing activewear—list everything they consumed that day.
Jun 11, 2025
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From celebrities and influencers to everyday people, social media is full of content that showcases perfectly toned, muscular bodies—and how to achieve them. Having a muscular physique is no longer confined to elite athletes ...
Jun 3, 2025
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Social media can push vulnerable young people toward developing eating disorders by glorifying thinness and promoting fake, dangerous advice about diet and nutrition, experts warn.
Jun 1, 2025
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Flinders University research has identified the most common early warning signs of eating disorders in children, to provide a guide for parents and caregivers about when to seek help.
May 13, 2025
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The UK is facing what charities are calling an eating disorder epidemic, with an estimated 1.25 million people affected. These conditions have the highest mortality rate of any mental health illness, making early intervention ...
May 12, 2025
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What does a person with an eating disorder look like? The picture may not be as clear-cut as many people think. Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis led a study that revealed an important lesson: Eating disorders ...
May 7, 2025
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