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. 2022 Jul 30;48:138. doi: 10.1186/s13052-022-01308-4

Table 2.

Pro-Ana and pro-ED recovery hashtags

Pro-ED recovery contents N Pro-Ana contents N

ED related hashtags:

#Ed #dca #eatingdisorder #disturbialimentari #anoressia #anorexia #ana #noproana #anoressiaitalia #bulimia #bingeeating

37 (47.4%)

Generic/not strictly ED related hashtags:

#foryoupage #foryou #perte #virale #tw #challenge #dance #ironia #mentalillness #dieta #forma #sport

16 (20.5%)

Recovery related hashtags:

#recovery #dcarecovery #edrecovery #anarecovery #anorexiarecovery #bingeeatingrecovery #whatieatinadayrecovery

28 (35.9%)

ED related hashtags:

#ed #dca #proana #anoressia #anorexia #anoressiaitalia

10 (12.8%)

Generic/not strictly ED related hashtags:

#foryou #perte #trend #tiktok #vita #salute #benessere #amore #body #foodlove #cibo #alimentazione #selflove #amati

16 (20.5%)

Motivational eating routine related hashtags:

#whatieatinaday #whateatinaday #quellochemangioinungiorno #quantecalorie #fearfood #balanceddiet

8 (10.3%)

Motivational related hashtags:

#dcafighter #anorexiafighter #nevergiveup #celapuoifare #vinciamoquestalotta #eatingmotivation #eatwithme #noricadutaanoressia #edhumor

10 (12.8%)

Motivational lose weight/thin hashtags:

#workoutwithme #thinspo #thynspiration #fastloseweight #fasting #purging

6 (7.7%)

Mental health related hashtags:

#mentalillness #mentalhealthmatters #mentalbreakdown

3 (3.8%)

Abbreviations: pro-Ana pro Anorexia Nervosa; ED: eating disorders