The social media diet: A scoping review to investigate the association between social media, body image and eating disorders amongst young people

Eating disorders are a group of heterogenous, disabling and deadly psychiatric illnesses with a plethora of associated health consequences. Exploratory research suggests that social media usage may be triggering body image concerns and heightening eating disorder pathology amongst young people, but the topic is under-researched as a global public health issue.

To systematically map out and critically review the existing global literature on the relationship between social media usage, body image and eating disorders in young people aged 10-24 years.