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Mukbang, #EatWithMe and eating disorders on TikTok: why online food consumption videos could fuel food fixations

You might have come across #EatWithMe videos on TikTok, which typically feature young women eating food while encouraging viewers to eat along with them. Many such content creators say they aim to help people with eating disorders overcome their fear of food.

The Conversation

Inside sick world of diet 'coaches' who give body-shaming insults to teens

The Sunday People investigation come ahead of a BBC3 documentary by Zara McDermott, which highlights the potentially dangerous sites on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter

Daily Mirror

Edinburgh youngsters with eating disorders restrained by 'heavy-handed' medics

Bosses at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People's Melville Unit have been told to improve nine areas of care after inspectors from the Mental Welfare Commission discovered a series of issues at the facility

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Horrified Zara McDermott warned her posts were 'triggering' to eating disorder sufferers

Love Island star Zara McDermott has now admitted that the critics were right after spending time with teens suffering from eating issues who convinced her that her actions had made things worse during filming for her new BBC documentary

Daily Mirror

Jellicle clown: Frankie Thompson on her unmissable feline fever dream Catts

Her cat-tastic stage show is a riff on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical that swerves into emotionally raw territory. The Edinburgh fringe sensation talks about trauma, taboos and the importance of being disgusting

The Guardian - UK

Eating disorder survivors speak out about why calorie counts on menus cause harm - 'Just seeing the number really affected me'

A group of people with experience of eating disorders say it is harmful to require calorie labelling on restaurant menus.

Chronicle Live

Eating disorder services in the North East to expand - with NHS teams set to visit patients at home

More adults will be able to access support for eating disorders closer to where they live.

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Those with eating disorders should avoid season five of The Crown, charity urges

New episodes of the popular Netflix series will drop on Wednesday

The Independent UK

What's the "right" way to discuss eating disorders?

The controversy around Taylor Swift's "Anti-Hero" music video missed the point.

Mic

Australian Psychedelics: Incannex Business & Financials, New Research Center For Mushrooms & Eating Disorders

Clinical-stage biopharma company Incannex Healthcare Ltd. (NASDAQ: IXHL) shared its quarterly activities report and appendix 4C for the period ended 30 September 2022, noticeably applying for several U.S.

Benzinga

The silent epidemic in pro kitchens

"My eating disorder didn’t originate in the food industry, but the peak of my eating disorder was in the industry"

Salon

Magic mushrooms to be studied at new Australian centre for eating disorders

In a research first, psilocybin, more commonly known as magic mushrooms, will be explored as a possible treatment for body image issues at the country's new centre for eating disorders.

ABC News

New centre to tackle eating disorders

A national research centre is offering hope to the 1.2 million Australians struggling with the nation's leading psychiatric cause of death.

AAP

Woman sheds 13 stone in a year after struggling with body image and eating disorders

Carla Piera lost the weight in 14 months slimming down from 23st 1.8lbs to 10st. She has faced weight problems since childhood and has also suffered from from bulimia and a binge eating disorders

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Liverpool Echo

Schoolgirl, 15, who went for a dog walk and never came home will 'live on'

Eve Lewis died after being hit by a train

Irish Mirror

X Factor star Janet Devlin posts nude photo on Twitter after suffering eating disorders and body dysphoria

"I think it’s nice to upload something raw"

The Independent UK

Has calorie labelling on menus done more harm than good?

Amid reports that the government may do away with part of its obesity strategy, Saman Javed explores whether it has had any impact

ABC News

Young people at 'significant' risk of poor body image after just minutes on TikTok, Instagram, researchers say

New Griffith University research reveals it takes just minutes of watching beauty content online for young people to experience significant shame and anxiety about their appearance.

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The Independent UK

Mel C recalls ‘depths of depression and eating disorders’ at height of Spice Girls fame

The Spice Girl talks to Lauren Taylor about popstar pressure and hopes of the original five reuniting

Wales Online

Ex anorexic recovers by finding her triggers - toxic men and the gym

Lola's weight dropped to five and a half stone before a serious accident made her rethink her life

Daily Mirror

Bella Hadid would 'cry everyday' and had 'eating disorders' before modelling fame

In a candid new interview, Bella Hadid recalls smoking from a young age, struggling with her mental health and 'eating disorders', and how her support of Palestine has resulted in her missing out on jobs over the years

The Conversation

When I work with people with eating disorders, I see many rules around 'good' and 'bad' foods – but eating is never that simple

We usually think of eating as simple – a biological response to how hungry or full we feel.

ABC News

COVID pandemic fuels eating disorders, with referrals almost doubling in WA

Charli is one of a million Australians living with an eating disorder – an illness that has nearly doubled in WA during the COVID-19 pandemic. At one point, she didn't know if she could make it through another day.

Manchester Evening News

ITV Emmerdale and Corrie star reveals she lost her teeth after battling bulimia

Gemma Oaten cried as she got her smile back after having all of her top teeth removed

Daily Record

Young Scot who battled anorexia for nine years says calorie counts on meals 'encourage eating disorders’

Hannah Duguid, 21, is a recovering anorexic and says putting numbers in diners’ faces can add to mental health stress.

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