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March 2, 2021

EurekAlert: Excessive social media use linked to binge eating in US preteens

EurekAlert: Excessive social media use linked to binge eating in US preteens. “The study, published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders on March 1, found that each additional hour spent on social media was associated with a 62% higher risk of binge-eating disorder one year later. It also found that each additional hour spent watching or streaming television or movies led to a 39% higher risk of binge-eating disorder one year later.”

February 22, 2021

CNET: Instagram adds resources to support users suffering from eating disorders

CNET: Instagram adds resources to support users suffering from eating disorders. “Facebook is adding new resources to Instagram on Monday to offer support to users suffering from negative body image or eating disorders. The social media site, which owns Instagram, also said it’s expanding its work with experts to better inform policies for more positive content.”

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September 12, 2020

NPR: Eating Disorders Thrive In Anxious Times, And Pose A Lethal Threat

NPR: Eating Disorders Thrive In Anxious Times, And Pose A Lethal Threat. “Eating disorders are thriving during the pandemic. Hotline calls to the National Eating Disorders Association are up 70-80% in recent months. For many, eating is a form of control — a coping mechanism tied to stress. Food scarcity and stockpiling behavior can trigger anxieties about eating, or overeating among some.”

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June 22, 2020

TikTok: Fears videos may ‘trigger eating disorders’ (BBC)

BBC: TikTok: Fears videos may ‘trigger eating disorders’. “Social media app TikTok could encourage unhealthy relationships with food and trigger people who have suffered eating disorders, campaigners have said. The video app is one of the most popular in the world, with more than 800m users – 41% of those users between the age of 16 and 24. But there are fears some of the content glamorises eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia.”

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May 30, 2020

EurekAlert: Does posting edited self photos on social media increase risk of eating disorders?

EurekAlert: Does posting edited self photos on social media increase risk of eating disorders?. “New research revealed a consistent and direct link between posting edited photos on Instagram and risk factors for eating disorders. Specifically, digitally editing pictures to improve personal appearance before posting photos to Instagram increased weight and shape concerns in college students.”

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February 6, 2020

BBC: Eating disorder used to sell diets on Instagram

BBC: Eating disorder used to sell diets on Instagram. “Instagram accounts are using images of a person recovering from an eating disorder to advertise weight loss. The BBC has seen more than 30 accounts using the photos and some of them have more than a million followers.”

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December 4, 2019

EurekAlert: Social media use and disordered eating in young adolescents

EurekAlert: Social media use and disordered eating in young adolescents . “New research suggests that social media, particularly platforms with a strong focus on image posting and viewing, is associated with disordered eating in young adolescents. In the study, which is published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders, researchers examined data on 996 grade 7 and 8 adolescents.”

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December 13, 2018

BBC: Instagram tightens eating disorder filters after BBC investigation

BBC: Instagram tightens eating disorder filters after BBC investigation. “Instagram has placed more hashtags which could promote eating disorders on an ‘unsearchable’ list after a BBC investigation found that users were finding ways around the platform’s filters.”

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June 13, 2018

Wired: How Pro-Eating Disorder Posts Evade Filters On Social Media

Wired: How Pro-Eating Disorder Posts Evade Filters On Social Media. “New research published last month in the peer-reviewed journal New Media & Society highlights how pro-ED groups continue to evade attempts at moderation. The study also found that sites like Pinterest and Instagram sometimes suggest more pro-ED content to users via their recommendation algorithms.”

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October 16, 2017

EurekAlert: Social media accounts promote skeletal images of women

EurekAlert: Social media accounts promote skeletal images of women. “Skeletal images of bodies featuring protruding bones and pencil-thin limbs are being shared and promoted on social media, new research shows. A study by the University of Exeter shows how Twitter and Instagram accounts are celebrating extreme thinness, with users invited to say they ‘like’ images.”

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CNET: Instagram adds resources to support users suffering from eating disorders

NPR: Eating Disorders Thrive In Anxious Times, And Pose A Lethal Threat

EurekAlert: Does posting edited self photos on social media increase risk of eating disorders?

BBC: Instagram tightens eating disorder filters after BBC investigation

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