Health Mar 23 New state laws aim to tackle surge in eating disorders By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press
Health Mar 28 Watch 9:19 People of color with eating disorders face cultural, medical stigmas Almost 30 million Americans will have an eating disorder in their lifetime. During the pandemic, the number of people seeking treatment has jumped. But as Amna Nawaz reports, eating disorders are often overlooked in people of color. By Amna Nawaz, Diane Lincoln Estes
Health Jan 16 Can Instagram’s new tool really help users who self-harm? Is social media reporting the future of mental health treatment?… By Emily Wishingrad
Health Dec 29 The hidden, growing plight of eating disorders among men Only now are mental health professionals starting to realize the degree to which they have vastly underestimated eating disorders among men. By Laura Beil, STAT
World Apr 04 Watch 4:24 France votes to ban ultra-thin models in eating disorder crackdown Under a new law passed Friday, France will ban excessively thin fashion models, exposing agents and fashion houses that hire them to fines and even jail. Alissa Rubin of The New York Times joins Hari Sreenivasan from Paris via Skype. By PBS News Hour
Apr 03 France moves to ban underweight models, ‘pro-ana’ websites By Corinne Segal The French National Assembly has passed two measures that would outlaw hiring underweight catwalk models and promoting unhealthy behavior to lose weight. Continue reading
Mar 01 Fighting social media ‘thinspiration’ with messages of self-acceptance By Colleen Shalby Type the terms #thinspiration, #thinspo or #ana into various social media networks, and a disturbing underground world comes into focus. Images of emaciated legs and protruding ribs are flanked by words like "starving for perfection" and drastic tips to drop… Continue reading