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Social media represents a very powerful factor in the spread of eating disorders, writes rainews.it.<\/p>\n
While before it was websites or blogs, which were more or less easily identifiable, now the channels through which young people can access information about dangerous weight loss methods “have multiplied”.<\/p>\n
“Many applications of calorie counting and energy expenditure are now accessible to everyone, exacerbating the negative effect of social media on self-esteem,” says psychiatrist and psychotherapist Laura Dalla Ragione on the occasion of World Eating Disorders Awareness Day.<\/p>\n
“The link between eating disorders and time spent on social media has been the subject of several studies, which show that problematic use of social media is associated with decreased self-esteem and satisfaction, changes in body image, an increase in depressive symptoms, the acquisition of ideals of thinness and body monitoring. The time spent on social media and the development of eating disorders, therefore, appear to be strongly linked,” explains Dalla Ragione.<\/p>\n
The expert then emphasized that self-harm is “significantly increased” in eating disorders, accounting for 60% of cases. In addition, 30% of those with eating disorders are minors, confirming the decreasing age trend, and a significant increase in the male gender has been reported.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese disorders no longer affect only women and 20% of patients between the ages of 12 and 17 are male,\u201d she points out.<\/p>\n
\u201dThe reason is related to the change in the relationship with their bodies among young people, which has become a a source of concern for them as well. Between 2020 and 2021, access to community and hospital treatment settings for young people increased fourfold. Quarantine has likely brought to light a more hidden suffering, that of men,” she says.<\/p>\n
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