On social networks there is a dangerous trend, so -called. Skinnytok. It stimulates extreme weight loss, starvation and eating disorders. The civic association IPčko warned of him. Therefore, people appealed to turn to it if necessary.
“You can often see aesthetic and” motivating “content that offers minimalist meals, morning routines, quotes about discipline and” hard truths “. But behind some of these videos, there is a message that eating is a manifestation of weakness and hunger is power. Extremely slim and beautiful girls and young women, as well as young men under the guise of discipline and self -control (not only) in Tictoku, normalize starvation, unhealthy leanness and behavior typical of food intake disorders, ” noted on the social network.
The trend targets especially young people under 20. “So people of age when it is very easy to succumb to the pressure on the ideal look,” the association said. Pointed out that The trend presents extremely small portions of food, romanticizes starvation, emphasizes only caloric deficit and presents extreme leanness as a healthy norm and in the contents of its content, it abuses replicas from films like The Substance and American Psycho.
Ipčko warned people of the trend. “Visuals and videos that talk about discipline and healthy eating are at first glance innocent. However, the skinny will never be satisfied. And it will push you to compare yourself constantly,” she said. At the same time, the association stressed that being hungry is not a manifestation of strength. “And eating” in a small “, without knowing what your body needs, can be very dangerous,” supplied.
