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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Amy Sharpe

Inside sick world of diet 'coaches' who give body-shaming insults to teens

Children battling eating disorders are being preyed on by warped strangers who insult them into trying to lose weight.

The web weirdos style themselves as “coaches” and offer sessions intended to slash the amount teens eat, using a controversial technique called “meanspo” – being mean to inspire.

This week, the Sunday People uncovered scores of potentially dangerous social media accounts that children join to be called fat, disgusting and suffer other vile jibes.

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