People swipe left or right within milliseconds based on their first impressions of potential matches, which puts a lot of pressure on users to create “swipe right” profiles - so it’s easy to see how body image can quickly become a huge issue.

“While we do not know if the people in our study were already engaging in these weight control behaviours before using dating apps, we worry that the use of these image and appearance-focused services could exacerbate those behaviours,” said Dr Alvin Tran, lead author of the study from Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health in Boston.

“With the tremendous growth in dating app usage in the US, and an increasing number of studies linking their use to body image concerns and unhealthy weight control behaviours, there is a need to further understand how dating apps influence health behaviours and outcomes.”

Is this the darkest dating app statistic yet?