The　present　study　aimed　to　examine　the　link　between　body　talk　on　social　networking　sites　(SNS　body　talk)　and　restrained　eating　as　well　as　the　mediating　roles　of　fear　of　negative　appearance　evaluation　(FNAE)　and　body　shame　in　this　relationship.　Furthermore,　the　moderating　role　of　gender　in　the　mediation　model　was　also　examined.　A　sample　of　1481　Chinese　middle　and　high　school　students　(720　girls,　mean　age　=　15.49　+/-　1.84)　completed　self-reported　measures　of　SNS　body　talk,　FNAE,　body　shame,　and　restrained　eating.　Results　showed　that　SNS　body　talk　was　positively　associated　with　restrained　eating.　FNAE　and　body　shame　mediated　the　association　between　SNS　body　talk　and　restrained　eating,　separately　and　serially.　Furthermore,　gender　difference　emerged　in　the　path　from　SNS　body　talk　to　body　shame　and　the　path　from　FNAE　to　body　shame.　Findings　of　the　present　study　enrich　the　literature　on　social　media　and　body　image　and　eating　behaviors,　and　have　important　implications　for　reducing　negative　body　image　and　disordered　eating　among　adolescents.(c)　2023　Published　by　Elsevier　Ltd.