HISTORICAL FACTS: 6 - Caught on Camera

Meta to hide posts about suicide, eating disorders from teens' Instagram and Facebook feeds

Meta says it will start hiding inappropriate content from teenagers’ accounts on Instagram and Facebook

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2024

Study: Stereotyping Eating Disorders Puts Others At Risk Of Going Untreated

New research challenges the notion that only certain groups are affected by eating disorders

Zenger · Jan 9, 2024

Psilocybin Could Significantly Help This Much-Understudied Condition

Many researchers view psychedelic medicine as a promising avenue for eating disorders, and preliminary results are encouraging.

Inverse · Dec 25, 2023

So many Indian women struggle with their body image. We need to talk about why

It is easy to blame Bollywood and the media for unrealistic expectations of beauty – but there are deeper social factors at work

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023

Selfies ‘could be damaging to women at risk of eating disorders’

Researchers said even unfiltered selfies may ‘not necessarily an accurate representation of real life’

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023

Everything Now strikes the right balance

"Everything Now is an original, heartwarming and insightful story . . ."

Salon · Oct 4, 2023

Hospitalizations for eating disorders increased during COVID-19: Study

New research found that emergency department (ED) visits and hospital admissions for eating disorders increased during the COVID-19 pandemic in adolescents aged 10-17 years, as did ED visits among young adults and older adults. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Oct 4, 2023

Everything Now: eating disorder recovery is treated with sensitivity and nuance in Netflix comedy drama

Netflix couldn’t have chosen a more resonant title than Everything Now for their new comedy drama series. When I came out of a residential clinic in 2009 for treatment of anorexia, I did a parachute jump, started volunteering and decided to have a baby on my own. Some of these…

The Conversation · Oct 4, 2023

Covid Fuels Surge In Eating Disorders Among Young People, Study Finds

Hospital visits and admissions for anorexia and bulimia spike 120% among 10 to 17-year-olds during the pandemic.

Zenger · Oct 3, 2023

If I’d been given palliative care when I had an eating disorder, I would not be here today

My own recovery from the ‘hopeless’ stage of this condition shows we must never give up on patients, says the writer Dorothy Dunn

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2023