Archive · 25 Jul 2026
Managing Eating Disorders in Social Media Era
Experts are discussing how to manage eating disorders in today's world where social media and weight loss drugs are prevalent.
Dr. Chhabria suggests practicing 'media self-care' by limiting social media exposure, curating feeds, recognizing harmful content, and avoiding the misuse of medical drugs for cosmetic weight loss.
On the other hand, Dr. Shetty believes that mental-health professionals should be more active in online conversations to ensure accurate health information reaches the public.
Both approaches aim to address the challenges posed by social media and weight loss drugs in managing eating disorders.
Experts discuss managing eating disorders in the age of social media and weight loss drugs.
Dr. Chhabria advocates for 'media self-care' to limit exposure to harmful content.
Dr. Shetty suggests mental-health professionals should engage more in online conversations.
Social media platforms are seen as sources of health information for many people.
Accurate information is crucial in addressing eating disorders.
- Who
- Experts Dr. Chhabria and Dr. Shetty
- What
- Managing eating disorders in the age of social media and weight loss drugs
- When
- Present day
- Where
- Global
- Why
- To address the impact of social media and weight loss drugs on eating disorders
Media Self-Care
Professional Online Engagement
Approach to Social Media
Media Self-Care
Limit exposure to social media, curate feeds, recognize harmful content, and avoid using medical drugs for cosmetic weight loss without proper medical supervision.
Professional Online Engagement
Mental-health professionals should become more active in online conversations to ensure accurate health information reaches the public.
- Key Issue
- Eating disorders in the age of social media and weight loss drugs
- Expert 1
- Dr. Chhabria
- Expert 2
- Dr. Shetty
- Solution 1
- Media self-care
- Solution 2
- Professional online engagement