Learn from Jonah Hill and stop commenting on people’s bodies, experts say - USA TODAY

"I know you mean well but I kindly ask that you do not comment on my body (heart emoji) good or bad I want to politely let you know it's not helpful and doesn't feel good.

While it's easy to understand how negative comments about someone's body can be hurtful, praise can also be harmful, explains Chelsea Kronengold, communications lead at the National Eating Disorders Association.

Elizabeth Wassenaar, regional medical director at the Eating Recovery Center, agrees comments about how somebody's body looks or how someone's weight is changing, even if it feels like a positive comment, is "not something that is welcome.".

For someone with a history of body image issues or eating disorders, body compliments can be a triggering experience that reinforces disordered eating and disordered body images, Wassenaar explains.

"It can trigger those old eating disordered thoughts that you have to have your body look a certain way in order to be acceptable and that your self worth is really tied into how your body looks and how people perceive your body," she says.

"These comments about how your body is acceptable or unacceptable, it reinforces again that you are not worth more than your body...

"Even though he's a man and most people think of body image issues to be women's problems and even though he's a celebrity, it's still hurts and it's still unnecessary to make comments about somebody's weight or appearance, no matter what they look like.".

If you or someone you know is struggling with body image or eating concerns, the National Eating Disorders Association's toll-free and confidential helpline is available by phone or text at 1-800-931-2237 or by click-to-chat message at  nationaleatingdisorders.org/helpline