UK eating disorder charity Beat says problem, fuelled by social media, increasing even among those who are not underweight
An increasing number of women are losing their monthly periods because they are following a social media trend for restrictive diets and excessive exercise, experts say.
Charity heads and nutritionists have raised the alarm about the increase in hypothalamic amenorrhea, a condition where the body enters survival mode because it is under-fuelled, causing menstruation to stop. It is a reversible disorder caused by stress related to weight loss, excessive exercise and trauma.
Martha Williams, a clinical advice coordinator at the leading eating disorder charity Beat, said the condition was becoming more widespread, and was often seen in people who were not underweight and did not have a low body-mass index.
