Orthorexia Nervosa: When 'Healthy' Food Becomes Harmful
The Food Chain
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What's the Role of Social Media in Aorexia?
10 years ago the body type that was publicly kind of heralded was this very waif-like anorexic look and although women are still under far too much pressure to be thin there's now an obsession with having fitness essentially. In order for women to achieve that kind of physique they need to be eating more so although women are eating more they're eating really restrictive day. What we need to be mindful of is what social media is offering us is an insight into what people are thinking and caring about. We see a lot of those bloggers reaching out for support and help. Aorexia is much more of a public show of control and discipline. The internet is of course a mine
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