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Social media has become an inseparable part in many people’s lives,
and parents are concerned about their negative effects. Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, schools and businesses were forced to shut down,
and many countries took lockdown measures as an effective way to
reduce infections. As a result, people spend substantial time on social
media to remain connected with the pandemic -stricken world, trying
hard to keep the living pattern as it used to be. However, as time progresses, social media apps no longer serve just
as a means of communication for work or attending school. Some
parents have noticed alarmingly that their children, especially
teenagers, have developed eating disorders that affect their children’s
physical and mental health. A mother said that her elder daughter had
developed “severe anorexia”: the teenage girl restricted her food intake,
and it became so serious that she had to be admitted to a hospital.
Although the disease is caused by a combination of factors, such as
genetics and personality traits, parents with eating -disorder children
believe the social media apps help trigger it.
The illness emerges through a common process. The teenagers,
spending lots of time browsing websites t hey are interested in, are
attracted first by pro-diet-and-exercise and then by pro-eating-disorder
hashtags that connect them directly to other similar content. It
produces negative effects on the body image and self-esteem of the
teenagers, regardless of the fact that most of the photos they look at are
filtered and manipulated.
Even if the parents have highlighted the link between social media
and eating disorders, it is nearly impossible to forbid their children to
use them completely, as their school and social lives rely largely on the
apps. Likewise, it proves a struggle for the parents themselves to quit
the platforms in which parents with eating -disorder children form
closed groups: they exchange experience and share knowledge with
each other, and most importantly, obtain support and comfort in a
difficult time. Dealing with this issue will be a long and challenging
journey for both parents and their children. 【題組】38.What can be inferred from people who suffer from “severe
anorexia” ?
(A) They do a lot of exercise and stay healthy.
(B) They spend a lot of time browsing websites.
(C) They are forbidden by their doctors to log onto social media apps.
(D) They eat small amount of food and gradually become very weak.