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Eating disorders in teens skyrocketing during pandemic
Experts are concerned about a dramatic rise in eating disorders among teenagers over the past year. Possible explanations for the increase include teens’ loss of familiar routines and regular connections with friends, anxiety about the COVID-19 pandemic, boredom,…
Getting to know … Hannah Cory, PhD ’21
Hannah Cory wants to fix the broken systems that perpetuate weight stigma and allow kids to grow up feeling as if something is wrong with their bodies.
Changing minds and policies around eating disorders
Bryn Austin, professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, was a guest on The Body Protest podcast.
After pandemic trauma, people’s return to normal will vary, say experts
As the COVID-19 pandemic eases, some people will return to pre-pandemic normalcy relatively quickly, but others may struggle, according to experts.
Philanthropic Impact Fall 2020
Putting disordered eating at the center of public health discourse; Investing in the intersection of public health and business
Opinion: Federal government must monitor, address eating disorders
The COVID-19 pandemic has cut off sources of care and support for people with eating disorders and, as a result, many are experiencing worsening symptoms.
Calculating the toll of eating disorders in the U.S.
Eating disorders cost the U.S. economy $64.7 billion each year through health care, lost productivity, and other costs.
Increasing awareness of eating disorders
Eating disorders affect everyone, regardless of race or gender. A February 16, 2020, NECN’s This is New England broadcast featured a panel discussion that included S. Bryn Austin and focused on how eating disorder symptoms affect girls and…
Dietary supplements largely unregulated, freely accessible to children
Pills and powders claiming to boost weight loss, energy, or sexual performance—available to customers of all ages on drugstore shelves—face little government oversight of their safety and efficacy.
Opinion: Weight loss, complexion-lightening products harmful for young people
In India, societal norms can lead young people to turn to unregulated, potentially harmful weight-loss and complexion-lightening products.