Dr. Marcella Raimondo

The Business of Body Hatred by Dr. Marcella Raimondo

The Business of Body Hatred: How Meta Profits (Again) from Eating Disorders Blame it on the algorithm. It’s a sentiment most are familiar with in this age of clickbait, doom-scrolling, and digital footprints. The machinations of content dissemination to target audiences for profit have largely been regarded with a healthy dose of suspicion but ultimately…

A teenager sitting on a couch, stressed while looking at social media on her laptop.

NYT Well: Why Eating Disorder Content Keeps Spreading

“Trends like “legging legs” are part of a long history of harmful body image content that has proliferated online since the early days of the internet. “The minute they ban one hashtag, another one will pop up,” said Amanda Raffoul, an instructor at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital who studies eating disorders. But…

An African American female teenager and her parents consult with a female Caucasian doctor.

Fortune WELL: Doctor warns about the danger of overlooking eating disorders for people of color

“Black individuals tend to experience anorexia at younger ages than white individuals and may endure the disorder for longer periods of time before recovering; Black teenagers are 50% more likely to have symptoms associated with bulimia compared to white teenagers; Hispanic individuals are more likely to experience bulimia nervosa than non-Hispanic individuals. Despite the need…

The Winter 2024 Family and Friends Newsletter is Here!

Read about EDRC’s latest events and initiatives in the Winter 2024 edition of our Family and Friends Newsletter! This quarter features spotlights of our volunteers, involvement in 2023 Silicon Valley NAMIWalks, and a speech from support group leader Bruce Brugler on his family’s personal experience with eating disorders. View the full Winter 2024 newsletter. Subscribe…