‘They think they’re being healthy’: When wellness turns into obsession

The debate over body image returned to the spotlight this week after Israeli model Eden Fines posted vacation photos from Paris showing her in a crop top and with a very slim figure. Actress and model Liat Bello, who has previously spoken about struggling with eating disorders, responded by posting one of Fines’ photos to her Instagram story and criticizing what she described as a culture that glorifies thinness. “It’s time to stop worshiping thinness and start worshiping health,” she wrote. But is health itself something we should be worshiping? The wellness trend has become increasingly dominant in recent years. On social media and in everyday life, it is difficult to avoid young people talking about how much protein they eat, counting their steps, searching for new workout methods and documenting nearly everything they consume.