Once trapped in bulimia and anorexia, our author sees the return of fragile bodies, Ozempic glamour, and weight-loss slogans: it’s threatening teenagers all over again.
Nora Burgard-Arp is a freelance journalist and author from Hamburg. Her focus is on health and society. Her novel “Wir doch nicht” (We Don’t), about a far-right party coming to power in future Germany, was published in fall 2022. In spring 2023, she published her children’s book “Fluffig Mauschig” (Fluffy Mousey), which helps children develop a positive body image.
Once trapped in bulimia and anorexia, our author sees the return of fragile bodies, Ozempic glamour, and weight-loss slogans: it’s threatening teenagers all over again.