"A lot of times we see people obsessing about things that really don't move the needle in terms of health." How Tiktok's ...

A now band hashtag on TikTok called “SkinnyTok,” is a side of social media that idolizes extreme thinness, according to the ...

The hashtag was banned on TikTok, but experts warn the content is still all over social media and its so-called wellness tips may be fueling unhealthy habits.

SkinnyTok is a hashtag used on TikTok and other social media platforms usually paired with content that promotes thinness as a health goal. Many users see it as an online weight-loss community.

SkinnyTok, the viral weight-loss hashtag on TikTok, goes beyond typical fitness and nutrition advice and instead recommends dangerous levels of restriction with a side of verbal abuse.

“SkinnyTok” is hugely successful by the numbers, with thousands of posts and millions of views across several platforms, including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and a popular Reddit thread.

SkinnyTok is hugely successful by the numbers, with thousands of posts and millions of views across several platforms, including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and a popular Reddit thread.

The social media platform TikTok recently banned a hashtag called #SkinnyTok after European regulators warned it was promoting extreme weight loss. But eliminating this kind of content is not easy.