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Article: Disordered eating

(Adding definitions to features of disordered eating listed below)

• Chronic restrained eating (Restrained eating is sometimes also described as “chronic dieting” However, early laboratory studies have demonstrated that participants categorized as restrained eaters increased rather than controlled their intake of palatable food in response to high calorie preloads or negative mood induction)

• Compulsive eating (People who chronically overeat may have a common eating disorder called a compulsive overeating. It is also known as binge eating. This eating disorder is marked by eating large amounts of food, by eating quickly (often to the point of discomfort), and by eating when no longer hungry.)
• Binge eating, with associated loss of control (Binge-eating disorder is a serious eating disorder in which you frequently consume unusually large amounts of food and feel unable to stop eating. Almost everyone overeats on occasion, such as having seconds or thirds of a holiday meal)
• Self-induced vomiting (Self-induced vomiting can be a component of an eating disorder such as bulimia, and is itself now classified as an eating disorder on its own, purging disorder. Vomiting is different from regurgitation, though the terms are often used interchangeably)

Getting Help - Where to Start (adding new section)

• A mental health professional, such as a psychologist to provide psychological therapy. If you need medication prescription and management, you may see a psychiatrist. Some psychiatrists also provide psychological therapy.
• A registered dietitian to provide education on nutrition and meal planning.
• Medical or dental specialists to treat health or dental problems that result from your eating disorder
• Your partner, parents or other family members. For young people still living at home, parents should be actively involved in treatment and may supervise meals.
  • Regarding seeking help from parents or family members, as mentioned above parents or family environments can actually be a leading cause of disordered eating. For those who are not affected by this, seeking help from those close to you could possibly be beneficial to understand how to seek change.

Social Media (following up the preexisting paragraph)

However, with the rise of social media in todays society, body image issues and disordered eating go beyond the dissatisfaction and poor mood upon viewing an image of a celebrity. As platforms such as TikTok and Instagram continue to grow, trends of celebrities daily routines begin to emerge into the content being created. The reason this content can potentially be more harmful is due to the fact that it goes beyond an image and can often contain clips of daily activities and workouts followed by "what i eat in a day" content, possibly outlining restrictive diets and low calorie intake. Studies claim that there seems to be a part of these platforms that have normalized disordered eating and users feel as if once one video is on their timeline, more continue to follow. Statistics show there are approximately one billion Instagram users and 689 million TikTok users , allowing for numerous accounts to be posting their every day lives that could potentially be affecting the lifestyles and eating patterns of others.

It is necessary to look at the benefits of social medias impact as well as the possible effects. The popularity of videos and posts that exhibit unhealthy eating habits also bring awareness to the issue allowing for a rise of content creators that continue to push a positive message.