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Celia Imrie shares how a hidden letter sparked her eating disorder, and why she's speaking out about it after so many years

'For a long time I didn't talk about it' - why Celia Imrie is speaking out about her teenage anorexia

Woman & Home

Eating disorders in midlife are on the rise - is menopause the cause? 3 women share their stories

Being older doesn’t make women immune to disordered eating, and perimenopause can be a particularly difficult time

Woman & Home

‘I started to put my self-worth in numbers on a scale’: How eating disorder cases in men are rising

Often stereotyped as a female problem, anorexia is on the rise among men worldwide, with evidence suggesting they are at greater risk of severe illness and death.

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I spent years unlearning an eating disorder – then I was told to diet for health reasons. This is what it taught me

First I had anorexia, then high cholesterol. It’s hard to maintain a healthy relationship to food in a society obsessed with weight loss, says writer Amelia Tait

The Guardian - UK

Jade Thirlwall doesn't think X Factor should have let her compete

Jade Thirlwall doesn't think she should have been allowed to compete on The X Factor because of her mental health and struggle with anorexia.

BANG Premier

‘I have a daily battle with myself not to go on Ozempic’: Jade Thirlwall on anorexia, protest in pop and life after Little Mix

As part of the hugely successful girlband, she had to contend with an eating disorder, racism and a hostile tabloid press. Now JADE the solo artist is conquering the charts with her unorthodox pop bangers and unfiltered attitude

The Guardian - UK

I was praised for looking like a 'real athlete' – but I was starving myself to death: Why male cyclists need to open up about eating disorders

An anorexia survivor speaks out about cycling's dangerous culture around food and weight

Cycling Weekly

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"My fear of eating led to anorexia... but here's how I overcame it"

Lydia Bogert's phobia became so extreme she developed an eating disorder

Woman & Home

Tallulah Willis candidly addresses hair loss during anorexia battle

Tallulah Willis has shown pictures of how thin her hair got when she was in the grips of anorexia.

BANG Premier

Campaigners urge MPs to vote down assisted dying bill over anorexia ‘loophole’

Exclusive: More than 250 people who have suffered with eating disorders have written to MPs, warning: ‘If this bill had been law during the years many of us were struggling, we would have used it to end our lives’

The Independent UK

Amplifying delusions: How social media can negatively impact our mental well-being

Imagine a tribe of uncontacted hunter-gatherers in the deepest Amazon rainforest. Anthropologists airdrop dozens of smartphones loaded with social media apps, with solar chargers, simple instructions in their native language and Wi-Fi just within the tribe. What would happen to their culture and their mental health?

The Conversation

My Good Bright Wolf by Sarah Moss audiobook review – a life shaped by anorexia and literature

The Scottish actor Morven Christie draws out the forlorn beauty of the prose in this haunting memoir

The Guardian - UK

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

Doctors worry about GLP-1s being used by people with restrictive eating disorders – but research also shows they could help others struggling with binge eating

The Guardian - US

18-Year-Old Dies After Extreme Water Diet For Months: Know Signs And Risks Of Anorexia

The teen, struggling with anorexia, had been following an extreme, unsupervised diet from YouTube, severely restricting her food intake for months.

Medical Daily

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Here's how eating disorders affect women in midlife, bringing 'shame and secrecy'

“It is way more common than people think,” says one expert.

The Conversation

Friday essay: ‘I was unseen, even to myself’ – as many as half of people with anorexia are autistic. Fiona Wright is one of them

The final straw, the one that broke this particular camel’s back, was my girlfriend’s receipt of her autism diagnosis over email. She didn’t want to open the report alone and asked if I would read it with her – and when we were done, the only thing I could think…

The Conversation

Eating disorders don’t just affect teen girls. The risk may go up around pregnancy and menopause too

Eating disorders impact more than 1.1 million people in Australia, representing 4.5% of the population. These disorders include binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, and anorexia nervosa.

The Independent UK

The menopause is triggering eating disorders – we need to talk about it

LET’S UNPACK THAT: A common misconception sees anorexia associated with teenagers, but hormonal and physical changes in perimenopause can also lead to a difficult relationship with food and our bodies. Helen Coffey asks the experts how to spot the signs

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The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying bill amendment aims to close potential ‘anorexia loophole’

Exclusive: Concerns raised that wording of law could result in people with eating disorders using it to end their lives

The Independent UK

Springwatch’s Michaela Strachan opens up about dealing with anorexia aged 18

‘My family life was falling apart, I was trying to control things in some way,’ said former ‘Countryfile’ host

The Guardian - UK

Jenny Eclair looks back: ‘Anorexia is difficult to get out of. I can joke about it now, because I’m overweight’

The comedian and novelist on the stress of sudden success, her disordered relationship with food, and how hobbies have replaced her libido

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying is much more than a party political issue

If the prime minister has welcomed the debate in parliament, it is surely because he recognises changing public opinion

The Guardian - UK

My Good Bright Wolf: A Memoir by Sarah Moss review – an interrogation of an eating disorder

Two internal monologues vie for attention in The Fell author’s revelatory account of her struggles with anorexia and its roots in her childhood

AAP

Father of late teen leads call for social media change

A grieving father says Instagram provided a toxic environment for his vulnerable teenager before she tragically ended her battle with anorexia.

The Guardian - US

I have lifelong anorexia. MDMA and mushrooms showed me remission is possible

The formidable disease affects every corner of my life. Working with these medicines hasn’t been a cure-all – but it’s yielded deep lessons

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