With obesity being such a problem in today's society, the world needs all the help it can get. Facebook is not helping; in fact, it could be making the problem worse. According to International Journal of Eating Disorders, “More frequent Facebook use was associated with greater disordered eating in a cross-sectional survey” (Mabe et al. par. 1). This is a legitimate claim because Facebook is associated with stress, and stress is also associated with eating. According to Dr. Laura Dawes, obesity is also at epidemic levels, so this additional element of stress eating is definitely not helping the world move in the right direction (par.1). Some may argue that users need to have more self control in regards to eating, but it can be very challenging for users to break these bad habits. In order to stay as physically and mentally healthy as possible, Facebook should be avoided.