Just 8 minutes of TikTok ‘thinspiration’ content is enough to affect body image

By Rachel Hogg

Social media has only made body image issues worse for young people, leading them to compare themselves with others and strive for often unattainable – and unhealthy – beauty standards.

TikTok has amassed more than one billion users. Harmful content, including videos that glamourise disordered eating and extremely thin bodies, circulate readily on the platform.

Our new study found watching just eight minutes of TikTok content focused on dieting, weight...