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World Vision Romania: 60% of Romanian girls resorted to unhealthy diets, feel judged

March 28, 2025

A report from World Vision Romania draws attention to how exposure to toxic content on social media is increasingly affecting girls and young women. Due to insecurities about their bodies, six out of ten teenage girls have tried extreme or unhealthy diets at least once in their lives so as to lose or gain weight.

Social media places a strong emphasis on physical appearance, and the pressure to conform to a certain standard is even more intense among children and teenagers, the authors...

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https://www.romania-insider.com/world-vision-romania-girls-unhealthy-diets-2025
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