eating disorder
noun
: any of several psychological disorders (such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia) characterized by serious disturbances of eating behavior
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Content glorifying eating disorders, self-harm, and suicide has been too accessible, and with age restriction barriers being fairly simple to skip around, to pornography too.
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Lauren Coulman, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Days later, on an episode of podcast The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, Hale shared that her issues with alcohol came in the company of eating disorders and a low sense of self-worth.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 21 May 2025
This means screening people to uncover potential vulnerabilities to eating disorders, Shamah said.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 20 May 2025
Why was a lawsuit filed against TikTok in Alabama?
Alabama's lawsuit claims TikTok's algorithm is built to keep kids hooked, pushing an endless stream of content that promotes depression, eating disorders, self-harm and drug use.
—Jennifer Lindahl, USA Today, 6 May 2025
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Lauren Coulman, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Days later, on an episode of podcast The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, Hale shared that her issues with alcohol came in the company of eating disorders and a low sense of self-worth.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 21 May 2025
This means screening people to uncover potential vulnerabilities to eating disorders, Shamah said.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 20 May 2025
Why was a lawsuit filed against TikTok in Alabama?
Alabama's lawsuit claims TikTok's algorithm is built to keep kids hooked, pushing an endless stream of content that promotes depression, eating disorders, self-harm and drug use.
—Jennifer Lindahl, USA Today, 6 May 2025
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“Eating disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eating%20disorder. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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