Özet:

 The use of social media is increasing rapidly with each passing day. Health and fitness-related social media content is very popular and many health-related content is produced on social media. In parallel to this situation, many health consumers are looking for health-related information in social media channels; however, information from these platforms can be misleading. Increased ease of access to the internet and social media platforms provides an environment for individuals with eating disorders to share their feelings, experiences and information about their diseases. Eating disorders is a psychiatric disorder that causes important problems in people's eating behavior and related thoughts and feelings. It is more common in women and adolescents. The etiology of eating disorder includes more than 30 defined risk factors such as environmental and genetic factors. Environmental factors include family status and interpersonal relationships, media exposure, while other factors include a cultural emphasis on diet and body perception. Pro eating disorder content websites may cause eating disorder to continue.  Because pro-Anorexia websites promote eating irregularly, allowing anorexia to be seen as a fashion or beauty perception. They also share tips on how to become anorexic. Exposure to these websites has been associated with adverse effects such as negative mood and reduced self-esteem, reduced perceived attractiveness, and increased diet in experimental studies. In this review, we aimed to review the effects of social media on eating disorders and its potential negativities with the current literature.

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