12 h. 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 d. 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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1 week ago Heartbreaking reasons behind Eliza Coupe's changing look: Scrubs star battled an eating disorder and discovered ayahuasca in desperate search for 'healing' after her divorce

The 43-year-old actress, who is best-known for her role as Dr. Denise Mahoney in the medic-comedy Scrubs, arrived in Hollywood last Wednesday.

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2 w. ago My son could have died because my GP failed to see he was anorexic... Then I discovered a remarkable therapy that helped us both turn a corner

Sitting in the doctor's office with my 15-year-old son, I wanted to scream in fear and frustration. My husband and I had watched as our sporty teen was disappearing in front of our eyes.

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2 w. ago 'My daughter would only eat Yorkshire puddings – but she wasn't just being fussy'

Tallulah Dent, 12, was diagnosed with an eating disorder in 2024 after refusing to have any food other than Yorkshire puddings - her mum had initially believed she was just being 'fussy'

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2 w. ago Girl, 12, who ate only Yorkshire puddings diagnosed with eating disorder

Tallulah Dent was diagnosed by a specialist after her mother initially mistook her fussy eating habits as her being "naughty"

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2 w. ago Tom Daley opens up about struggling with bulimia and body dysmorphia in candid interview and makes rare comments about his children

Tom Daley has opened up about his battle with an eating disorder as he shed a rare light on his life as a father. The diving champion spoke ahead of the release of his new documentary.

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2 w. ago Influencers branded 'horrible' for using TikTok filter that 'makes you look fat' as people warn the trend is promoting 'eating disorders'

British social media influencers have blasted a new TikTok trend that uses a filter to show what they would look like 'chubby'.

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2 w. ago We can’t move for therapists but do they help or harm mental health patients? | Martha Gill

GPs are increasingly directing vulnerable people to practitioners in a booming industry with no oversightI was struck by the news last week that GPs are so overwhelmed with mental health patients that they are directing them to the care of unregulated charities. Complex cases are now in the hands of therapists who are not always qualified to treat them.In one case, an autistic girl with an eating disorder was asked to self-refer to a local charity that offered “one-to-one support” – given by someone untrained in psychotherapy or counselling. Her mother, a former psychiatric nurse, became concerned that the treatment was doing more harm than good and put a stop to the sessions. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Anorexic girls are being put in comas in NHS hospitals as part of 'last resort' attempts to force feed them

Patients are being sedated and given oxygen in intensive care for weeks, as the number of cases of extreme malnutrition rises among those with the eating disorder.

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3 w. ago What is 'bigorexia'? Therapist breaks down signs of the worrying body dysmorphic disorder

Mainstream conversations around body dysmorphia and eating disorders have primarily focused on women. But 'bigorexia' is especially prevalent in men.

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