A large body of research has focused on understanding how online content and disordered eating behaviors are associated. However, there is a lack of comprehensive studies investigating digital food content's influence on individuals with eating disorders. We conducted two rounds of studies (N=23 and 22, respectively) with individuals with eating disorders to understand their motivations and practices of consuming digital food content. Our study reveals that individuals with eating disorders anticipate positive effects from digital food media to overcome their condition, but in practice, it often exacerbates their disorder. We also discovered that many individuals have experienced a cycle of quitting and returning to digital food content consumption. Based on these findings, we articulate design implications for digital food content and multimedia platforms to support individuals vulnerable in everyday online platform interactions.

翻译：大量研究致力于理解在线内容与进食障碍行为之间的关联。然而，目前缺乏关于数字食物内容对进食障碍患者影响的全面研究。我们针对进食障碍患者开展了两轮研究（样本量分别为23人和22人），以探究他们消费数字食物内容的动机与实践。研究揭示，进食障碍患者期望数字食物媒体带来积极效果以克服自身状况，但实际上往往加剧了其障碍。我们还发现，许多患者曾经历退出后又重新消费数字食物内容的循环。基于这些发现，我们提出了数字食物内容与多媒体平台的设计启示，以支持在日常在线平台互动中脆弱的个体。