Why TikTok Can Lead Users to Eating Disorders

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woman on laptop and phone Eating disorders are complex mental health conditions. There are several factors that can contribute to someone developing an eating disorder. Poor body image is a risk factor. Media, including TikTok, is known to influence body image. [1] Social Media and the Thin Ideal Media can significantly influence someone’s body image and self-esteem. [1] The images [...]
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Can Depression Lead to an Eating Disorder?

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Man going through Depression Eating disorders are a mental health condition. Eating disorders can be difficult to recover from, especially if someone experiences another mental health condition at the same time. Some people deal with depression and an eating disorder. These conditions can feed into each other and are often linked. What is Depression? Depression is a mental illness [...]
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How Has Facebook Impacted Eating Disorders?

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Scrolling Facebook The advent of social media has had conflicting impacts on our culture and society. While it provides us a greater opportunity for connection and socialization across far distances, we are also more inundated with the lives of others outside of our own sphere than humanity has ever been before. This aspect of social media has [...]
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How Long Does it Take to Recover From Anorexia?

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Coffee, tea and journal Anorexia Nervosa is one of the most commonly known, and dangerous, eating disorder diagnoses. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition, provides the following criteria for a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa: “Restriction of energy intake relative to requirements, leading to a significant low body weight in the context of the age, sex, [...]
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Does Anorexia Cause Acne?

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Acne Caused by Anorexia There is no limitation to the havoc that eating disorder behaviors can cause. Individuals struggling with these disorders unfortunately find their minds, emotion-states, interpersonal dynamics, and physical bodies ravaged by the impact. The eating disordered body becomes a frightening wasteland, stripped of all nourishment, its systems incapable of performing their necessary duties. One of these [...]
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Can Anorexia Cause Anemia?

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Anemia Diagnoses Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by extreme restriction of nutritional intake. No bodily system can function as intended without the vitamins and nutrients that proper food and hydration provide. As such, the impact restriction has on the physical body, and the long-term consequences if left untreated, are severe. Anorexia and the Cardiovascular System [...]
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Can Anorexia Be Cured Without Treatment?

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Anorexia Anorexia nervosa is one of the deadliest mental health conditions. [1] Anorexia can wreak havoc on someone’s physical and emotional health. Finding ways to recover from this eating disorder is crucial. You may feel embarrassed about needing help or not know how to find treatment. This can lead you to wonder if you can recover [...]
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New Year, Same You…And That’s Ok

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New Years Day Contributor: Silvia Solano MS, RDN, a nutrition care coordinator at The Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt A new year is often an opportunity for a new beginning. For this reason, writing New Year’s resolutions is an annual ritual for many. While the act of pausing to reflect about how to make positive changes in the [...]
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How to Love Your Body If You’re Struggling with Body Image During Pregnancy

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Pregnancy with an Eating Disorder Contributor: Staff at Carolina House It can be tough for women to love the way they look when they’re pregnant. Their bodies change fast and in ways they can’t always control, and that can bring up all sorts of body image concerns. So, how can a woman love her body if she’s struggling with body image [...]
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