General Article What are pro-ana and pro-mia sites and what can we do about them?

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There is a whole language around eating disorders that sounds like Greek to a lot of us:

  • Pro-ana – website that promotes anorexia
  • Pro-mia – website that promotes bulimia
  • Thinspiration/Thinspo – images to inspire weight loss
  • Fitspiration/Fitspo – images to inspire exercise/body building.

What are pro-ana and pro-mia sites?

Pro-ana and pro-mia sites are websites that promote anorexic and bulimic lifestyles. Set up by people with eating disorders looking to validate their illness and s...

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