eating disorders
MP and co-chair of eating disorder group fat shames nurse on Twitter

MP and co-chair of eating disorder group fat shames nurse on Twitter

He said that it looked like the health worker had eaten too many pasties. A Tory MP who is also the co-chairman of a cross-party parliamentary group on eating disorders has been accused of fat shaming after he appeared to make fun of a nurse’s weight on Twitter. MP for Blackpool South, Scott Benton, was […]

5 years ago

Demi Lovato criticised for holding a Dr Pepper zero sugar mic

Demi Lovato criticised for holding a Dr Pepper zero sugar mic

The internet was not happy In April, pop star and Disney Channel alum Demi Lovato (they/them) criticised a frozen yoghurt company for promoting diet culture through their reduced sugar products. Posting to their 106m followers on Instagram, Lovato said: “Finding it extremely hard to order froyo from @thebiggchillofficial when you have to walk past tons […]

5 years ago

“Eating disorders don’t care about your gender”

“Eating disorders don’t care about your gender”

Anorexia didn’t just starve me of food. It starved me of my family. It starved me of my friends. It denied me any chance of ever feeling comfortable in my own skin. Ask yourself, “what do I know about eating disorders?” Your mind may likely rush to the clichéd scenario of supermodels forcing two fingers down […]

9 years ago

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