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‘I was scared that if I finally admitted I had a problem, I would feel more helpless than I had before’: How are universities handling the increase in disordered eating?

‘I was scared that if I finally admitted I had a problem, I would feel more helpless than I had before’: How are universities handling the increase in disordered eating?

University can provide a ‘perfect storm’ for disordered eating to arise in students. I spoke to two students about their experiences with University support systems
Fasting: Health trend or dangerous relic of the past?

Fasting: Health trend or dangerous relic of the past?

Matilda Leonard investigates the dangers associated with fasting as a form of dieting.

Correlation between financial pressure and eating disorders

Scores in the Eating Attitude Test show that female students with financial problems are most at risk of acquiring an eating disorder

Insta-eating disorder?

Fashion editor Susie Coen discusses the dangers of our favourite picture app

The Beauty Trap

Caitlin Noon talks cosmetic surgery, eating disorders and the true definition of beauty.

The image of perfection?

Emma Richards on the Size Zero issue