General Article Diet of gossip magazines linked to teenage eating disorders

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Teenagers who read gossip magazines are more likely to engage in unhealthy eating behaviours such as binge eating, skipping meals or making themselves sick after meals, according to an ESRC-funded study.
These unhealthy eating behaviours can lead to serious eating disorders, such as anorexia or bulimia, which are a growing public health problem in the UK. Beat, the charity behind Eating Disorders Awareness Week, says that the most accurate statistics available suggest that 1.6 million people i...

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