Franca Sozzani, the editor-in-chief of Italian vogue, has launched a petition calling for a law to prohibit internet sites promoting eating disorders. The Vogue Italia editor recently announced the move on her blog, commenting that she hopes legislation to close down these kinds of sites will soon be put into place. She said pro-anorexia sites read more »

According to a recent YouGov study, a link has been found between parents giving their children food treats to keep them quiet and obesity in later life. Parents who use treats to keep their children quiet could be setting them up to develop eating problems later on in life. The research in question found that read more »

This week eating disorder charity beat are running Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW), during which they hope to reduce the stigma associated with having an eating disorder, starting with calling for new guidelines into media reporting. In a survey carried out by the charity it was revealed that of the 1,000 individuals surveyed, 86 per read more »

According to a recent survey commissioned by teen magazine Sugar, teenagers are twice as likely to diet if their mother worries about her own weight. The poll of 2,500 13 – 19 year old girls revealed that comments from parents, attitudes of friends and media images of size zero celebrities have pushed 15 per cent read more »

A recent report which has been released by Mind as part of the We Need To Talk coalition has put pressure on the Government to ensure psychological therapies are available across the country to people who need them. The report found that though the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) scheme has had a huge read more »

In a bid to help parents who are struggling to cope with helping their child through an eating disorder, the charity Care for the Family has launched the UK’s first telephone befriending service. The service offers one to one support from ‘befrienders’ who have had a child suffering with an eating disorder themselves and are read more »

According to a recent survey conducted by support group Overeaters Anonymous GB, more than half of anorexia sufferer’s develop their eating disorder by the time they reach the age of ten. Results of the study revealed that 53 per cent of sufferer’s first developed a problem with food aged ten or under and 29 per read more »

A memorial service organised by charity Beat for families who have lost their children to eating disorders, hopes to spread awareness of the most lethal mental illness to strike young people. Professor Janet Treasure of King’s College Hospital and director of the Eating Disorder Unit at the Maudsley Hospital has warned that a key factor read more »

Welsh International Rugby Union referee Nigel Owens is fronting a Samaritans campaign which hopes to reduce the 4,000 male suicides a year in the UK and also aims to cut suicides on the railway, a move which has won the support of National Rail. Owens suffered from bulimia and depression after realising he was gay read more »

In response to a worrying survey which found half of 16 – 21 year old girls consider cosmetic surgery, the Girl Guides are petitioning the government to bring in new laws with regards to airbrushed pictures carrying a warning. Liz Burnley of Girlguiding UK believes young girls are now under a huge amount of pressure read more »