Eating disorders
Meghan: Social media is pushing girls into anorexia
The Duchess of Sussex continued her campaign against online harms at the opening of a memorial to children in Geneva.
- India McTaggart
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It kills more Australians than the road, but this illness is still dismissed as vanity
The idea that anorexia is “lifestyle” disease of the privileged has held back treatment research for 40 years. Now there is hope for those with the most fatal mental illness.
- Wendy Tuohy
Katie’s daughter had anorexia. Then child services came for her son
This marketing executive found herself fingerprinted by police after an eating disorder ravaged her family. This is what she wants other parents to know.
- Wendy Tuohy
Dyson Heppell went out for beers with teammates. What he did next was ‘bizarre behaviour’
Former Essendon captain Dyson Heppell, AFLW champion Erin Phillips and netballer Amy Parmenter describe their experiences with disordered eating.
- Hannah Kennelly
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Is it OK to mention how skinny female celebrities are getting? Again?
Body-shaming is uncool and the policing of women’s bodies is a retrograde step. But we can’t ignore what we see.
- Jacqueline Maley
Eight-year-olds taping stomachs flat: Alarm raised over eating disorders in children
Eating disorders are soaring in Australian playgrounds with experts and teachers noting increased prevalence, particularly among younger age groups.
- Emily Kowal
Life without social media is coming. Here’s how to help teens (minus the eye-roll)
The social media ban is coming, causing concern among parents and children as they grapple with a leaner online landscape. Here is how experts in the field are talking to their kids about it.
- Kimberly Gillan
This health concern has affected Mary Fowler, Meg Lanning and half the A-League Women
Chelsea Blissett is one of almost half of players in the women’s A-League who have reported experiencing disordered eating.
- Hannah Kennelly and Frances Howe
Marissa would eat just three things. Her eating disorder has left her with permanent damage
An estimated 1 to 3 per cent of Australian children have ARFID, a serious and increasingly prevalent eating disorder that is often dismissed as picky eating that a child will outgrow.
- Henrietta Cook
Could cannabis and psychedelics help treat eating disorders?
A large international study led by Sydney researchers offers hope to people living with eating disorders, but it comes with some caveats.
- Robyn Willis