Stress and anxiety about the threat of the coronavirus, changes to routine during lockdown and empty supermarket shelves have triggered a spike in eating disorders | niltiac
Stress and anxiety about the threat of the coronavirus, changes to routine during lockdown and empty supermarket shelves have triggered a spike in eating disorders, with calls to the national helpline up 43 per cent during the pandemic.
For those already struggling with an eating disorder, the disruption to routine would be a major trigger, as they would need to change the way they exercise, shop for food, eat, access face-to-face health care and support, and interact with family and friends, she said. "Because we're not going in the car to get groceries and we actually walk just around the corner to a smaller shop, there's less variety now and it's very hard to make myself excited about food."
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