Trigger warning: This article features discussion around eating disorders
Having moved out of a flat in an area that she loved in March last year, Jiana Smith, 20, found herself living alone and locked down. As chaos swirled, she began to exert control the over the only thing she felt she could - her calories. “The lockdown - and the pandemic overall - made me feel like I was losing my grip on my life, so I challenged myself to see how little I could eat,” she explains. “I tracked my calorie intake a notebook. Sometimes I was euphoric about losing weight, but more often than not I found myself anxious and mentally exhausted.
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Officials say connection between social media and eating disorders is likely
Officials say connection between social media and eating disorders is likely By Caroline Wood | April 14, 2021 at 10:26 PM CDT - Updated April 14 at 10:26 PM
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Over the past few years, the conversation regarding both mental health and body image has become more prevalent in society.
Diet culture is a set of beliefs that values weight, shape, appearance and size above health and well-being, according to officials with Hattiesburg Clinic.
Those experts say 20 million women and 10 million men in the U.S. will be impacted by an eating disorder in their lifetime. One age group may be more susceptible.