Entries by Zoe Williams

Young people don’t hate their bodies because they are weak – but because capitalism demands it | Zoe Williams January 8, 2023 in /by

From buccal fat to cellulite, anything innate to humans that can be made into a problem will create a market for the solutionWhen research was released last week showing the level of body image distress among young people, its focal point was social me...

Hope Virgo: the woman who survived anorexia – and began Dump the Scales July 7, 2021 in /by

Hospitalised with an eating disorder as a teenager, she recovered to become a campaigner. Her mission? To show that eating disorders aren’t always visibleHope Virgo’s description of her descent into anorexia is so harrowing and filled with danger that ...

Hope Virgo: the woman who survived anorexia – and began Dump the Scales July 7, 2021 in /by

Hospitalised with an eating disorder as a teenager, she recovered to become a campaigner. Her mission? To show that eating disorders aren’t always visibleHope Virgo’s description of her descent into anorexia is so harrowing and filled with danger that ...