Pro-Ana Content: Part Of Our Online Body-Image Problem

Even in the darkest periods of my journey through anorexia, I was lucky that pro-anorexia (or “pro-ana”) content never played a significant role in my illness. Pro-ana takes many forms - ranging from images of emaciated bodies to tips about how to lose weight rapidly irrespective of the risks that might be involved. Key to the danger posed by pro-ana is that way in which certain ideals relating to weight and shape are actively promoted, as well as the dangerous methods that can be us