60 h. ago Sites and apps must block porn and other harmful content from July

New rules will come into force across the UK covering content including pornography or content which encourages self-harm, suicide or eating disorders

Politics

1 week ago Aimee Lou Wood's heartbreaking health battle that led to 'vital intervention' at drama school

The actor's history of serious health problems are particularly relevant following a Saturday Night Live skit that mocked the 31-year-old's British actress's teeth and accent.

Events

2 w. ago Bella Hadid sparks concern over her VERY thin frame as she flashes rib cage on set of new project

Bella Hadid has sparked worry over her extremely thin figure after stepping out in Paris this week to film scenes for the upcoming Ryan Murphy drama The Beauty.

Politics

2 w. ago Misogynistic content driving UK boys to hunt vulnerable girls on suicide forums

Exclusive: Police set up taskforce to tackle online violence as young men seek victims on eating disorder forumsYoung men and boys fuelled by “strongly misogynistic” online material are hunting for vulnerable women and girls to exploit on websites such as eating disorder and suicide forums, senior officers have said.The threat from young males wanting to carry out serious harm is so serious that counter-terrorism officers are joining the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the hunt for them, fearing they could go on to attack or kill. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Aimee Lou Wood reveals she's been diagnosed with ADHD 'with autistic traits' after struggling with crippling shyness and an eating disorder during her childhood

The actress, 31, has found worldwide fame thanks to her role in The White Lotus, and in a new interview, revealed she went for an assessment, after being 'almost mute' due to crippling shyness

Science

3 w. ago Ozempic is hailed as a miracle drug. But how does it affect people with eating disorders?

Doctors worry about semaglutides being used by people with restrictive eating disorders – but research also shows they could help others struggling with binge eatingGLP-1 drugs like Ozempic have, in three short years, changed our attitudes to the body. They’ve revived a cultural fervor for thinness that has been blamed for everything from the closure of wine bars to killing off the body positivity movement. What began as a seeming miracle drug posited to help those most in need of losing weight for health reasons has led to a clamor in which one in eight Americans have tried the drugs and telehealth companies have offered cheaper off-brand versions with very little oversight.Ozempic (the brand name for semaglutide) and other GLP-1s mimic a natural hormone in the body, stimulating insulin and slowing the rate of stomach emptying after eating, increasing one’s sense of fullness. But the very qualities that make GLP-1s such powerful tools for weight loss also make them potentially dang...

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3 w. ago MP shares experience of daughter’s eating disorder amid appeal for support

Perran Moon asked ministers to overhaul the system and offer assurances to families ‘going through that hellish tornado of pain’.

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