Dr Colin Michie, a leading paediatrician, speaks out as figures show soaring numbers of young people are being admitted to hospital
Increased exposure to images of celebrities’ bodies is behind the large rise in the number of young girls being admitted to hospital with an eating disorder, a leading paediatrician has claimed.
Dr Colin Michie, the chairman of the nutrition committee at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, blamed the increase on children’s use of mobile phones and exposure to advertising, citing their ability to constantly look at images of celebrity bodies as a factor in eating disorder cases.
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