Social media can push vulnerable young people towards developing eating disorders by glorifying thinness. Social media can push vulnerable young people towards developing eating disorders by ...

(THE CONVERSATION) – Media influences and conventional beauty standards have long plagued society. This issue took on new urgency in May 2023 when the U.S. surgeon general issued a major public ...

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 ...

For some people, healthy eating can become an obsession that has a devastating impact on their health and relationships.

In a recent study published in the Eating Behaviors journal, researchers assessed the impact of social media (SM) usage on body image and disordered eating behaviors. SM usage has increased in the ...

Loneliness is typically defined as a lack of meaningful connection with a social network or companion, whereas social isolation is an objective lack of interaction with others. Research suggests that ...

COLUMBIA — When you think of mental illness, you probably don't think it would show up at the dinner table. But, the National Eating Disorders Association estimates over 28 million Americans will have ...

Much has been written about how to stay calm and enjoy the celebrations that come with the holidays at year’s end. There’s a lot of advice out there, some more useful than others. In the land of ...

If you scroll through social media, you’re bound to come across a video of an influencer talking about what they eat to ‘stay skinny.’ While that may seem harmless, it can trigger some people to ...

Social media use is linked with body image concerns and eating disorders among young people, according to a new review of the scientific literature. But rather than social media being a direct cause ...

If you scroll through social media, you’re bound to come across a video of an influencer talking about what they eat to “stay skinny.” While that may seem harmless, it can trigger some people to ...