Unregulated ‘eating disorder coaches’ putting people at risk, say experts
The Whale is not a masterpiece – it’s a joyless, harmful fantasy of fat squalor
UK eating disorder patients face rationing of care, psychiatrists say
‘Addiction can be funny’: the standups tackling drugs, booze, psychosis and self-harm on stage
‘She was no submissive puppet’: how I discovered the real Karen Carpenter’s determination and drive
TikTok ‘acting too slow’ to tackle self-harm and eating disorder content
Many men have a problematic relationship with food – and I’m one of them
Adrian Chiles
February 2023
Eating disorder patients ‘repeatedly failed’, says England watchdog
Little progress made within NHS since devastating 2017 report raised concerns, says health ombudsman
January 2023
Young people don’t hate their bodies because they are weak – but because capitalism demands it
Zoe Williams
Social media triggers children to dislike their own bodies, says study
December 2022
TikTok self-harm study results ‘every parent’s nightmare’
Research suggests algorithm promotes self-harm and eating disorder content within minutes of interest being shown
November 2022
Six in 10 older teens in England have ‘possible eating problems’
NHS Digital research reveals scale of issues, with even higher number of 20- to 23-year-olds affected
Jellicle clown: Frankie Thompson on her unmissable feline fever dream Catts
Her cat-tastic stage show is a riff on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical that swerves into emotionally raw territory. The Edinburgh fringe sensation talks about trauma, taboos and the importance of being disgusting
The Eva Wiseman column
Skinniness is back in fashion, but did it ever really go away?
Eva Wiseman
I have never eaten cucumber, onion – or an egg. Can I cure my extreme food phobias?
Was Taylor Swift wrong to use the word ‘fat’ in a video? That’s how I used to feel whenever I weighed myself
Arwa Mahdawi
October 2022
Researchers urge Australia to adopt food labels estimating exercise needed to ‘burn off’
Researchers say ‘physical activity calorie equivalent’ labelling helps people consume less but eating disorder experts sound caution
September 2022
Plans to scrap England’s anti-obesity measures ‘a national scandal’
Shapeless review – harrowing body horror that takes on the nightmare of bulimia
August 2022
NHS mental health services are turning children away when they need us most
Tara Porter
It’s galling to see young people bounced between overworked departments because their diagnosis doesn’t fit, says clinical psychologist Tara Porter