Urgent warning over 'incredibly harmful' starvemaxxing TikTok trend that charities fear could cause eating disorders

An alarming TikTok trend is encouraging men and teenage boys to eat as little as possible in pursuit of a chiseled jaw line. A video posted by @guapo._02, who has more than 9,900 followers, also shows him clenching his jaw to show off his facial structure with the caption 'me after starvemaxxing' There are several levels to Lookmaxxing, which is prevalent on several social media platforms including Instagram and TikTok and online forums such as Reddit. One TikTok video with the hashtag posted by @xavier1x1, who has more than 4,500 followers, shows him posing to show off his angular jaw line with the caption 'you haven't eaten food in 3 days'. Although many people think eating disorders like anorexia only affects girls and women, mental health charity Young Minds stresses that this is not true. A TikTok video posted by @ilovesapiyen, who has over 1,100 followers, shows him flexing muscles with the caption 'me after starvemaxxing for 3 days' Thinking a lot about calories and what food you eat, as well as exercising too much and developing an obsession with body image are all feelings and behaviours associated with anorexia, warns Young Minds.