Why Are Eating Disorders Surging in Gen Z & Gen Alpha?

[Shree]

Diet culture, filters, and fitness influencers contribute to distorted body image. How can we promote healthier self-perception?
What’s one piece of advice you’d give a teen struggling with body image?

 

[Hazel]

Eating disorders in Gen Z and Gen Alpha surge due to social media’s unrealistic beauty standards, pandemic isolation, increased screen time, and mental health struggles. Exposure to food content and anxiety worsens the issue. Education and support are vital for healthier body image and coping.

 

[Nomad]

I think Gen Z and Gen Alpha are trapped by marketers and businesses in eating junk food. Their eating disorders arise from not eating the right food for a long time. Then they are also into trends, they follow eating trends without doing research, and at one time their body just gives up.