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In her debut memoir, the Vogue writer unpicks social pressures around disordered eating, and explores how she learned to stop restricting herself
Jul 31, 2024
The dominant treatment model for eating disorders largely ignores the body – but what if we centred it? A small but growing number of somatic therapists have a radical new vision
Jul 10, 2024
The singer has opened up about her insecurities on the Charli xcx ‘girl, so confusing’ remix – and the core message is resonating with women all over the world
Jun 28, 2024
Being classified as ‘underweight’ is one of the requirements of an anorexia nervosa diagnosis, which means many people with disordered eating are slipping through the cracks
Apr 19, 2024
Extreme dieting is the latest way for the mega-rich to signal their wealth and status
Apr 11, 2024
Emmeline Clein’s new book Dead Weight blends memoir, polemic and cultural criticism to expose the shocking structural failures behind disordered eating.
Apr 03, 2024
Fans of K-Pop star Jang Wonyoung use their idol as inspiration for self-improvement and motivation, but the fandom is increasingly becoming taken over by disordered eating content
Mar 12, 2024
Continuous glucose monitors have been used by diabetics for years – but now tracking your blood sugar levels has become the latest wellness trend for the wealthy
Mar 05, 2024
Natasha Hall, one of the authors of the study, remarks that this is a ‘pretty big public health concern’ for young people around the world
Jan 11, 2024
Defined as a preoccupation with one’s perceived lack of muscularity, muscle dysmorphia is becoming increasingly prevalent, causing what experts are calling a ‘silent crisis’ in men’s mental health
Nov 20, 2023
Mainstream films and TV shows often overly aestheticise and romanticise eating disorders, while at the same time failing to represent the ugly realities of the conditions
Aug 30, 2023
The backlash to the viral TikTok trend highlights what we get wrong about moderating content related to disordered eating online
Jul 17, 2023
Invented 200 years ago by an astronomer, BMI as a measure of weight and health has long been controversial – and now the American Medical Association agrees
Jun 19, 2023
In the latest episode of Fox’s Forbidden Fruits, Grimes opens up about her 10-year eating disorder, and says that Kim Kardashian helped her feel good about her body
May 05, 2023
Filled with cannibals, vampires and murderers who devour and indulge to the point of excess, the horror genre allows women to be free from restriction and appetite suppression
Apr 17, 2023