Edinburgh University Eating Disorders Research Group

Myself and @drhelensharpe.bsky.social have combined 2 0.4WTE postdocs to make 0.8 for 1 person or two 0.4 posts thanks to @medresfdn.bsky.social funding. Will be working across developing resources for food insecurity in EDs and adaptations to FT-AN for autistic young people at Edinburgh uni.

Meet the recipients of our new Eating Disorders Research Changing Policy and Practice Awards! ✨

These exceptional researchers are working to share their findings with healthcare professionals & policymakers, to improve support for those affected by life-threatening eating disorders. [1/2]

Medical Research Foundation | Transforming eating disorder care…

[2/2] A huge congratulations to:

🟩 @fionaduffy.bsky.social from The University of Edinburgh
🟩 @nicolabyrom.bsky.social from King's College London
🟩 @drhelensharpe.bsky.social from the University of Edinburgh
🟩 @dashanicholls.bsky.social from Imperial College London

👉 Read more: shorturl.at/GbQQk

A systematic review on the prevalence of, and risk factors for, eating disorders in systemic lupus erythematosus - Lauren Bruha, Fiona Duffy, Raahat Manrai, Helen Sharpe, 2025 Systematic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease with significant physical and psychological challenges. Case studies have highlighted examp...

Another new publication led by the fab @lolobruha.bsky.social ... a systematic review on the prevalence and risk factors for disordered eating in systemic lupus journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Thrilled to share that I’ve been awarded funding to lead my own research project looking into the association between eating disorders (ED) and PCOS! Grateful to @medresfdn.bsky.social for supporting this work and further important ED research. Very much looking forward to the journey ahead!

Associations Between the Use of Fitness and Diet Tracking Technology and Disordered Eating Behaviour: A Systematic Review Background The fitness and wellbeing technology industry is growing rapidly. Concerns are emerging regarding whether these may increase disordered eating behaviours. This review is the first to syst.....

New publication by our very own sarah moody, @drhelensharpe.bsky.social and @tineopitz.bsky.social alongside the rest of the @edifyresearch.bsky.social gang exploring associations between use of fitness trackers and disordered eating onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

New research paper using photovoice to explore research priorities with autistic individuals with eating disorders onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

New EDAC publication from our postdoc Michelle Sader, we will upload a plain speaking summary of this on our website shortly 👍 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

New publication which EDAC is proud to be part of supporting implementation of PEACE pathway in clinical services www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17...

Our @edaceatingautism.bsky.social postdoc @emynimbley.bsky.social has made this amazing clip of a recent ESRC Impact Acceleration event supporting lived experience, clinicians and researchers to come together to share understanding of autism and eating disorders, narrated by one of our collaborators

An so sorry we have missed this!! Would have popped across as would be fab to link in!

we re at Edinburgh Futures Institute, room 1.50 - the food is there, looking amazing, and we are looking forward to two great presentations by Jay Burns and Kathrin Lauber!

@scafarc.bsky.social @edresearch.bsky.social

We are recruiting UK based clinicians in eating disorder services to think about barriers & enablers for implementing autism affirming care, for example PEACE pathway. If you would be willing to be interviewed over TEAMS there is more information here! edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

In-person ECR event for eating disorder researchers in UK on 8th May, focusing on funding applications and co-production.

An optional second day networking event with 4 UKRI-funded ED research.

✍️Register interest here: qualtricsxm8tn52zk86.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Sian is recruiting parent-teen pairs where the teen is 13-15 years & has diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. Tasks include solving a logic problem and questionnaires, online or face to face. Participation in Edinburgh or online. More info here: edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Day 5 of EDAW: We are so lucky to have some amazing PhD students working with us using innovative methods and in a range of areas. One of those is Sian who is exploring parent adolescent interactions at the moment.

Yes good point! Open to people in England only where the policy is in place...

We are delighted that partially as a result of some of this research the Scottish Government agreed to pause its introduction of this policy until further research was conducted, and the Scottish food standards agency is exploring different options aligned with research findings

We are still recruiting for a survey of people with eating disorders experience of calories on menus

We would love to hear from more people who identify as men.

Please RT and share with your networks! 🙏 tinyurl.com/yt6xjzx5

Individuals with restrictive eating disorders' experience of the introduction of calories on menus in England: An interpretative phenomenological analysis study Many of the participants believed that calorie counting played a pivotal role in their experience of an eating disorder (ED), and that the calorie labelling legislation normalised this via (1) its...

This was on the back of our publication in 2023 exploring individuals with restrictive eating disorders experiences of the introduction of the calories on menus policy in England onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Top right image of Edinburgh with logo of Edinburgh uni and words eating disorders and behaviour research group. Top left EDAW 2025 in capitals. Bottom of the image is text stating day 4: Calories on Menus: impact on individuals with eating disorders

Day 4 of #EDAW updates from Edinburgh University. @fionaduffy.bsky.social, @eatsleeplaugh.bsky.social and @drhelensharpe.bsky.social are working on an NIHR project led by Dr Tom Jewell on the impact of the introduction of calories on menus in England on individuals with eating disorders

Medical Research Foundation | Eating disorders and autism -…

🧠 Eating disorders often co-exist with autism, yet research in this area remains limited.

Foundation-funded Dr Fiona Duffy & Dr Karri Gillespie-Smith are working to change that.

Through @edaceatingautism.bsky.social, they’ve shared best-practice research guidelines. Read more: bit.ly/4k8JN8W #EDAW

EDIFY are currently recruiting people between 16-25 living in the UK, especially young people who are in treatment for an eating disorder. More info here: edifyresearch.co.uk/get-involved...

Investigating the longitudinal bi-directional relationship between self-reported restrictive eating behaviours and sleep in UK adolescents within the Millennium Cohort Study - European Child & Adolesc... Objective This study aimed to investigate the longitudinal bi-directional relationship between self-reported restrictive eating behaviours and sleep characteristics within a sample of UK adolescents f...

. @tineopitz.bsky.social and team have been investigating the relationship between restrictive eating behaviours & sleep in adolescents. Findings: restriction predicts adolescents poorer sleep quality three years later. However depressive symptom also play a role! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Day 3 of #EDAW updates! We are delighted to highlight EDIFY today which is co-led by @drhelensharpe.bsky.social . @edifyresearch.bsky.social is a 4 year programme of research focused on how we understand and treat eating disorders in young people. Www.edifyresearch.co.uk

Risk of Instagram Dieting Trends on Eating Behaviour and Body Satisfaction in Women of Different Age and Body Mass Index - Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science The social media platform Instagram popularises a “healthy eating” movement, but some of its trends may be harmful. We assessed the risk of viewing #cleaneating and #whatieatinaday content on eating b...

This is building on some of our Senior Lecturer Emily Newmans work, including a recent publication on the impact of instagram food trends such as #cleaneating and #whatieatinaday on body image and eating behaviour link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The study involves an interview over TEAMS where you will be invited to show and discuss some of your social media content with the research team. If you would like to participate there is information and a consent form here👉 edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Top right image of Edinburgh with logo of Edinburgh uni and words eating disorders and behaviour research group. Top left EDAW 2025 in capitals. Bottom of the image is text stating day 2: body image, social media and online fitness professionals. We are interviewing online personal trainers/ coaches that use social media to promote their business

For Day 2 of our daily #EDAW updates, we are delighted that Michelle Carroll is studying with us extending our research groups work on social media, body image and eating behaviours. Michelle is looking to recruit online personal trainers who use social media to promote their business.

We are also 1) recruiting parents and carers of autistic young people who have experienced family based treatment; and 2) individuals with intellectual disabilities to hear more about their experiences of having an eating disorders. Info on EDACs website and below!

Autism and Eating Disorders Workshop - Workshops Our virtual and in-person conferences & events allow you to learn more about eating disorders both through talks and workshops.

We are also supporting BEAT with their webinar on autism and eating disorders on Wednesday with more information here: workshops.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/workshops/au...