Samenvatting

The objective of this study is to understand the effect of the presence of dieting pills on social media on the mental health, particularly body image and eating disorders, of women between 15 and 24 years old who are living in the Netherlands. The effect on women was chosen to investigate since this group is researched to be more affected by a concept of an ideal figure and are generally more vulnerable to social media influences. Furthermore, there are triggers of diet pills on the online market and women have a higher prevalence of developing an eating disorder.