Social Media and Poor Body Image w/ Honorary Senior Lecturer in Nutrition Rashjiri Roy, from the University of Sydney Australia

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Social media is blamed for many ill effects that plague modern life, and unsurprisingly a recent research conducted on New Zealand women aged eighteen to twenty-four has found that social media use correlates with poor body image.

At this period of life, it is common for debilitating eating disorders to develop. The research has found there to be a weak link between social media and poor body image, however this still raises questions about future legislations and the complexity of the relationship between young people and social media.

Sasha spoke to Honorary Senior Lecturer in Nutrition Rashjiri Roy, from the University of Sydney Australia, about her recent study and other implications.