Coronavirus pandemic could have long-term effects on people with eating disorders
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Researchers looked at data from 129 people recruited online who were experiencing or in recovery from an eating disorder during the early stages of lockdown.
By Paul Gallagher, Health Correspondent
People with eating disorders could be at risk of suffering long-term consequences from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, researchers have warned.
The fallout from routines being disrupted in lockdown, a focus on food and exercise which came to dominate the public conversation, and healthcare moving online, could all have lasting effects, academics from Northumbria University in Newcastle said. While positive messaging around diet and fitness can be beneficial to the majority of people, it is important to recognise these can be ‘triggering or upsetting’ for others, their paper published in the Journal of Eating Disorders said.
The study looked at data from 129 people recruited online who were experiencing or in recovery from an eating disorder during the early stages of lockdown. Pa...
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