An obsession with ‘clean’ eating is more than just taking a healthy diet too far, reports Joyce Fegan.

There has been a huge increase in the number of older people contacting a helpline for eating disorders, it has emerged.

More women are seeking treatment for eating disorders as mental health become less of a stigma. But many are in their 30s, 40s and 50s and their secret has had an enormous impact on their lives says Helen O’Callaghan

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

Peer pressure on teenagers to look like models, actresses, even porn stars is everywhere. Áilín Quinlan talks to eating disorder experts about what parents can do to offset this pervasive influence.

Amy Lewis speaks to professionals, parents and former sufferers of eating disorders about how they can be healed.

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.

A helpline for people affected by eating disorders has seen a 30% jump in callers in the past year.

Irish teens are too stressed about body image, says Arlene Harris.

CELEBRITY designer Liz Hurley is in the firing line for selling teeny weeny children’s bikinis. Her latest swimwear range for eight to 13-year-old girls includes a leopard-print string bikini, the Cheetah Cha Cha, the Collette Bikini, a barely there top with a cheetah trim and the Tweeny Polly Bikini, a ruffled two-piece. The under-eight range also includes two-pieces and bikinis. The collection has been slammed by parents as being totally inappropriate.

Images of celebrities before and after being airbrushed, slimmed, and enhanced are helping parents talk about body image to their children.

Helen O’Callaghan gets the skinny from experts on the latest blockbuster diet which promises results in six weeks flat.