New research from the Butterfly Foundation shows 57% of young people aged between 12-18 are dissatisfied with how they look and nearly half say it's so bad, it's even stopped them from going to school at some point. Those stats come as industry experts call for urgent action to tackle the negative effects of social media on mental health with body dissatisfaction a leading risk factor when it comes to developing eating disorders.

For more, General Practitioner Dr Michela Sorensen joins.

New research from the Butterfly Foundation shows 57% of young people aged between 12-18 are dissatisfied with how they look and nearly half say it's so bad, it's even stopped them from going to school at some point. Those stats come as industry experts call for urgent action to tackle the negative effects of social media on mental health with body dissatisfaction a leading risk factor when it comes to developing eating disorders.
For more, General Practitioner Dr Michela Sorensen joins.

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Dr Michaela Sorensen on Australia's body image crisis

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