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Watching just minutes of TikTok content can negatively impact a woman’s body image, study finds

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76% Informative

Eating disorder experts say harmful content on TikTok is not prevented by the platform’s guidelines and is rarely taken down.

Charles Sturt University researchers surveyed 273 women aged 18 to 28 on their body image and beauty standards.

One group watched TikTok content that included videos glorifying eating disorders.

The other group watched nature, cooking and comedy videos.

The findings were published in the journal Plos One on Wednesday .

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informal

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English

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60

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