“For this reason we encourage the media to refer to our reporting guidelines, which provide information on eating disorders and guidance on how to report on them.

“We particularly recommend media not to report on specific low weights, amounts of food eaten, or show pictures of people at very low weights, as these can be harmful to viewers who are vulnerable.”

However, Noxon’s response seems to have placated some critics who are now withholding further judgement until the film itself premieres.

Speaking to The Mighty, Project Heal co-founder Liana Rosenman said: “It’s a challenge to make a truthful movie about eating disorders that sheds light on their severity and complexity — capturing the patient and family experience of this real mental disorder — without glamorizing the disease ‘To the Bone’ tows this line beautifully.

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