Social media fueling eating disorders among female athletes, research shows
Social media is fueling eating disorders among female athletes who feel they must achieve the "ideal" body, according to experts.
Apr 26, 2023
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Social media is fueling eating disorders among female athletes who feel they must achieve the "ideal" body, according to experts.
Apr 26, 2023
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Teens in North America are spending several hours per day on screens, and there's growing concern over how social media may affect their mental health. A new study. published in Psychology of Popular Media, found that limiting ...
Apr 5, 2023
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It's often said that 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder," yet for many young women, the perception of beauty is influenced by what they see and hear on social media.
Apr 4, 2023
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With recent reports finding that 91% of U.K. and U.S. adolescents use social media and that over 50% check their accounts at least once per hour, researchers decided to have a look into the influence of so much social media ...
It may be impossible to avoid the current hype around Ozempic, a new weight-loss promoting drug that's so ubiquitous it ended up mentioned in Jimmy Kimmel's Oscar monolog.
Mar 22, 2023
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The vital role school nurses can play in addressing the rising number of eating disorders among children and young people has been outlined by a Kingston University student in a leading nursing journal.
Mar 2, 2023
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Teens and young adults who reduced their social media use by 50% for just a few weeks saw significant improvement in how they felt about both their weight and their overall appearance compared with peers who maintained consistent ...
Feb 23, 2023
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The introduction of sensitive-content warning screens by Instagram is not effectively protecting vulnerable Internet users from the negative impact of graphic online imagery, according to new research from Flinders University.
Feb 2, 2023
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Increased social media use by teenagers is associated with a decrease in their self-esteem and a growth of symptoms associated with eating disorders, according to a new Canadian study.
Jan 24, 2023
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A small break from the barrage of posts on social media reinforcing societal beauty standards can make a difference to body satisfaction, according to new UNSW Sydney research. The study, published in the journal Body Image, ...
Jan 6, 2023
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