Carers/Parents of Eating Disorder sufferers
@EDCarerSupport
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Support network for families affected by this awful illness. Forum for patients, and their families, to support each other and share strategies #eatingdisorders
Joined August 2020
RT @beatED: Calorie labelling on menus is ineffective, and dangerous to people affected by eating disorders. We’ve drafted a letter asking…
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RT @lorraine: 'I lost 18 years of my life and nearly died four times. I don't want that to happen to anyone else.' @gemmaoaten was just 10…
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RT @EmilyJBashforth: If the government is hell-bent on displaying calorie counts on menus, they must also prepare for the consequences of d…
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including calorie counts on restaurant menus would be at the extreme mental and physical detriment of those suffering from eating disorders
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How journalists can sensitively report on eating disorders The media must be careful not to encourage readers to mimic unhealthy eating behaviours and perpetuate existing stigmas
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Patrick already struggled with disordered eating. Then Instagram and TikTok came along
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There are so many contradictory pieces of advice and so many different situations out there that a one size fits all approach to this cannot and will never work.
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What do you think? Should Eating Disorders be a subject for a sitcom? Will this get people talking, push ED out of the shadows and normalise ED or is it a dangerous precedent that makes light of such a serious issue?
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Eating disorders and Covid: ‘A perfect storm’ for sufferers
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Instagram fixes mistake promoting harmful diet content
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@IntrepidVeggie They will have to have two menus (like they used to have, one without prices for the lady and one with prices for the gentleman) for those who request a menu without calorie counts
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