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Social Media And Losing Weight

Does social media help or hinder people losing weight? Calculating the death toll after a natural disaster; plus, the impact of feminism on the mother and son relationship

Do dieting influencers and online communities help or hurt when you’re trying to get in shape? Some find social media groups a useful source of support, but there are concerns that some of the advice might not be as healthy as it seems, and that social media celebrities are setting unhelpful and unrealistic body expectations.

President Trump disputed the official figures for the death toll after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico a year ago, tweeting that the Democrats were inflating the death toll to "make me look as bad as possible". So, who is right, and how do you determine who died as a result of a natural disaster?

How has feminism affected the relationship between mothers and their sons. Feminist mothers share with Nastaran Tavakoli-Far the complexities of bringing up boys.

Photo Caption: A woman stands on a bathroom scale
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Thu 27 Sep 2018 23:06GMT

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