Dating apps are encouraging dangerous crash dieting practices, particularly among men, according to a new study.
An investigation by Harvard University found a strong correlation between people who use apps like Tinder and unhealthy weight-control behaviours such as fasting, vomiting and use of laxative pills.
Analysis of 392 dating app users showed 44.8 per cent of women reported fasting, and 54.1 per cent of men.
Meanwhile 22.4 per cent of women reported vomiting, compared to 36.4 per cent of men, the Daily Telegraph reports.
The elevated odds of these unhealthy weight control behaviours was associated with gender, but not with sexual orientation.