Weight-loss researchers have long asserted that the more weight a person loses, the harder it is to keep it off. Yet the focus of eating disorder treatment tends to overlook past weight as an influence on outcomes, report researchers from Drexel University. “The focus of eating disorder research has very much been on the state …
Department store mannequins may be getting a makeover soon. A Swedish retail establishment made social media waves recently when a picture of two fuller-figured female mannequins clad in matching bras and panties popped up on the Internet. The photo appeared last week on the Facebook page of Women’s Rights News. The caption of the photo …
In a move away from glamorizing eating disorders, social picture-sharing app Instagram banned certain hashtags such as “anorexia” and “thinspo” last year. But UK eating disorder charity Beat says that the problem is not going away–and that too many vulnerable young women can easily search for “pro-ana” images, upload their own “thinspiration” pictures and gain …
A billboard in Jackson, MI was vandalized last week – but the graffiti came with a positive message. “You’re beautiful” was tagged across the billboard, which was an advertisement for Ann Arbor Plastic Surgery office featuring the words, “Friends don’t let friends muffin top.” According to local news outlet M-Live, another billboard from the company …
Facebook-owned Instagram has come under fire in recent months after being accused of allowing pro-anorexia content to run rampant on the mobile app. While search terms like “thinspo” and “proanorexia” have already been shut down by the picture-sharing app, the company also banned the hashtag #thynspo and others with similar spelling over the weekend. “Thynspo” …
It’s a common scenario during the holiday season: You’re attending one social function after the next, all while trying to figure out how to dodge questions about your weight. Anorexics face a unique battle in that their eating disorder is on display for everyone to see – for most individuals with the disorder, it’s hard …
High school story, a free mobile app geared toward teen girls, has included a storyline about eating disorders in its latest update. Earlier this year, the game tackled the topic of cyber bullying by parting with a non-profit charity – the goal being to raise awareness about the issue, which many teen girls face. Now, …
Fashion retailer ModCloth is objecting to the idea of unrealistic body image standards by vowing to no longer use Photoshop on their models. As the first retailer to the sign the “Anti-Photoshop Pledge,” the vintage-inspired clothing company promises not to alter the shape, size, color or proportion of its models bodies in photos, as well …
Current recommendations by the American Psychiatric Association and the American Dietetic Association suggests that recovering anorexics should eat about 1,200 calories per day – slowly increasing calories every other day – in hospitalized treatment settings. Yet a new study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health suggests that higher-calorie diets can produce twice the weight …
Melanie Gaydos is a fashion model – but she also has a rare condition called ectodermal dysplasia, which makes her bald. In a recent interview for the “What’s Underneath Project,” a series of web videos that feature a diverse range of unconventional women and men talking about body image and style, Gaydos talked about her …
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