IEThe Irish Times
The discourse around super-thin is fraught: Could we replace it?
On SkinnyTok, a TikTok subsection devoted to ‘thinspiration’, people claim extreme caloric restriction is the new mindfulness
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- Publisher
- The Irish Times
- Country
- Ireland
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- 24 Aug 2026, 05:00 UTC
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- Byline
- Clare Moriarty
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On SkinnyTok, a TikTok subsection devoted to ‘thinspiration’, people claim extreme caloric restriction is the new mindfulness
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The discourse around super-thin is fraught: Could we replace it?
On SkinnyTok, a TikTok subsection devoted to ‘thinspiration’, people claim extreme caloric restriction is the new mindfulness
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- #1874
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- 24 Aug 2026, 05:09 UTC
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