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Instagram shows more 'eating disorder adjacent' content to vulnerable teens, internal Meta research shows

October 22, 2025 9:33 am

Meta surveyed 1,149 teens over the course of the 2023-2024 academic year about whether and how often they felt bad about their bodies after using Instagram.

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‘I don't even recognise myself anymore': reality of eating disorders in sport

May 12, 2025 5:51 pm

Eating disorders thrive in silence. They're secretive, isolating and can affect athletes of all genders, ages and backgrounds, whether at grassroots or elite levels.

Eating disorders don't just affect teen girls. Risk may go up around pregnancy, menopause too

March 01, 2025 3:33 pm

While social pressures to be thin can stop during pregnancy, social expectations arguably return after birth, demanding women “bounce back” to their pre-pregnancy shape and size quickly

Understanding 'orthorexia', a neglected eating disorder

September 19, 2023 4:35 pm

Although not formally recognised in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) or the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10), the term 'orthorexia' was first coined in 1997 by Dr Steven Bratman, who observed patients displaying an unhealthy fixation on healthy eating.

Food noise is a condition of the altered gut-brain axis, whereby the brain sends signals to eat more food even if there is no actual hunger.

Obsessive about food? Semaglutide may help you counter your ‘food noise’

July 06, 2023 3:47 pm

Food noise is a condition of the altered gut-brain axis, whereby the brain sends signals to eat more food even if there is no actual hunger. It arises from stress and anxiety and can lead to weight gain and eventually obesity, says Dr Shobha Subramanian Itolikar, Consultant, Internal Medicine, Fortis Hospital, Mumbai

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Orthorexia nervosa: When healthy eating becomes an unhealthy obsession

April 21, 2023 4:47 pm

Orthorexia nervosa (ON) comes from Greek, with ortho meaning correct, and orexi meaning appetite.

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Afflicted with rare disorder, woman eats her favorite meal after 6 months following surgery

February 02, 2023 6:39 am

An endoscopy followed by barium swallow and manometry investigations were performed on Nina. She was fed through parenteral nutrition following which she underwent a surgical procedure known as Laparoscopic Heller's Cardiomyotomy with Toupet fundoplication.

TikTok boosts posts about eating disorders, suicide

December 17, 2022 9:53 am

In a statement from a company spokesperson, TikTok disputed the findings, noting that the researchers didn't use the platform like typical users, and saying that the results were skewed as a result

Stuck in a 'trigger-stress-eating-temporary-relief' cycle? Here’s how you can break the chain

October 28, 2022 9:28 am

"This is usually a distraction or a temporary solution that can cause an impulsive assumption that we are fine once we eat, but it just causes avoidance of the concern," said Dr Sumithra Sridhar

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For Muslims with eating disorders, Ramadan can pose dilemmas

April 25, 2022 2:39 pm

Fasting from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, which this year started in early April, is a religious obligation, one of the Five Pillars or fundamental beliefs and practices of Islam. The faith allows for exceptions, however, such as for young children and sick adults.