Bodies come in all shapes and sizes, and as long as people are healthy and happy, they shouldn’t change a thing about them; even if social media trends are telling them otherwise. Some women have ...

Experts are concerned about the abundance of content that can encourage — and outright promote — disordered eating on social media platforms Getty TikTok has banned videos with the hashtag #SkinnyTok ...

Share on Pinterest “SkinnyTok” was an extreme dieting trend circulating on TikTok that celebrated thinness and disordered eating behaviors. Miodrag Ignjatovic/Getty Images TikTok has banned search ...

The social media platform TikTok recently banned a hashtag called #SkinnyTok after European regulators warned it was promoting unrealistic body images and extreme weight loss. The company had seen an ...

SkinnyTok, the TikTok landing page full of advice on maintaining a slim physique, has been banned by the social media app. Anyone now searching for it will not see videos, only a landing page ...

Warning: This article discusses eating disorders. If you or a loved one is struggling with an eating disorder, the National Eating Disorders Association offers a free and confidential screening tool, ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A now band hashtag on TikTok called “SkinnyTok,” is a side of social media that idolizes extreme thinness, according to the National Alliance of Eating Disorders. While the ...

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Extreme calorie restriction has mental and physical consequences, and there are many sustainable, evidence-based ways to achieve a healthy weight. TikTok has banned search results for the #SkinnyTok ...

The social media platform TikTok recently banned a hashtag called #SkinnyTok after European regulators warned it was promoting extreme weight... TikTok bans #SkinnyTok. But content promoting unhealthy ...