This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Petition Make promoting appetite suppressants an offence
Diet companies and influencers promoting these companies on social media are creating a toxic culture of diet and eating disorders, impacting many young, impressionable audiences, resulting in a growing epidemic of eating disorders. It is our duty to fight against this toxic culture.
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Diet companies often use 'influencers' to promote their detox tea or appetite suppressants. These 'influencers' are often followed by many young, impressionable teens/adults allowing them to be sucked into an unhealthy ideal that skinny means healthy. Often half the time not even being made aware that these influencers are doing a paid promotion with the brand, resulting in them being influenced to buy the product, all of which can lead to disordered eating habits and a lack of self worth.
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