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Mounting research documents the harmful effects of social media use on mental health, including body image and development of eating disorders

  • Written by Emily Hemendinger, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Mounting research documents the harmful effects of social media use on mental health, including body image and development of eating disordersThe hours spent – and the content viewed – by teens on social media can lead to depression, anxiety and body image issues.Mixmike/E+via Getty Images

Media influences and conventional beauty standards have long plagued society.

This issue took on new urgency in May 2023 when the U.S. surgeon general issued a major public advisory ove...

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