Dating apps are encouraging dangerous crash dieting practices, particularly among men, according to a new study.
An investigation by Harvard University found a strong correlation between people who use apps like Tinder and unhealthy weight-control behaviors such as fasting, vomiting, and use of laxative pills.
Analysis of 392 dating app users showed 44.8 percent of women reported fasting and 54.1 percent of men. Meanwhile, 22.4 percent of women reported vomiting, compared to 36.4 percent of men.
The elevated odds of these unhealthy weight control behaviors were associated with gender, but not with sexual orientation.
The study also looked at which dating app users reported using laxatives for weight control, finding that 24 percent of women had done so and 41 percent of men.
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