The number of young people seeking help from an online support group for an eating disorder increased by over 80% last year.

The number of people contacting a helpline for eating disorders rose by 30% last year according to Bodywhys, the national voluntary organisation for those affected by the condition.

IF ACTRESS Cate Blanchett, model Crystal Renn, and comedian Sarah Millican were to meet for coffee, they would probably have a common gripe.

Fear of being negatively judged is discouraging people with eating disorders from getting help.

THE Government has failed to deliver on its own policies to improve services to treat more than 7,000 Irish people suffering with eating disorders, a campaign group has claimed.

THE celebrity-driven “size zero” phenomenon is having “serious effects” on Ireland’s young people with more than 7,000 Irish teenagers now suffering from eating disorders, a leading expert will tell a conference in Cork today.