CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Sept. 11 -- The University of Virginia issued the following news release:
If you spend much time on the internet, it may seem everyone is rapidly growing thinner. Discourse on celebrities' bodies can feed dayslong news cycles.
Until her Instagram account was restricted a year ago, an influencer charged $20 a pop for access to a community in which users encouraged each other to eat as little as possible.
The pop singer Lorde described being "at war with my body" and trying to "starve myself thinner" on a remix of Charli XCX's song "Girl, so confusing" in 2024.
Pop culture is leading many to speculate eating disorders are on the rise.
The apparent rise in disorders may be attributed in part to more screen time and a...