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Preventing anorexia, bulimia and eating disorders in Mijas
Since the 1980s, eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia have caused anxiety in teenagers around the world. One of the contributory factors, perhaps, has been the imported idea, (of Anglo-Saxon origin) of success a… -
My little girl, anorexic at 12
Jacqui Flicker had every reason to feel that life was good as she prepared breakfast for her hungry children last February. Her recent second marriage had provided a loving stepfather for her children Oliver and Bryony, … -
Olsen's rep slams anorexia relapse
A representative for Mary-Kate Olsen has slammed reports she has relapsed in her battle with anorexia after her appearance at a Golden Globe Awards afterparty last week, according to sfgate.com.The 20-year-old star stunn… -
Genes play bigger role than environment in anorexia: specialist
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There is no scientific evidence to back up recent statements by fashion supermodel Gisele Bundchen that unsupportive families can cause the eating disorder anorexia nervosa, experts say. Misgu… -
Zero action on size zero at London Fashion Week
London Fashion Week today failed to ban size zero models from the catwalk. The British Fashion Council, which owns and runs the annual show, has stopped short of demanding that designers do not use extremely thin models.… -
Sites encourage eating disorders
Supporting someone who has a disease has never been unusual. However, several Web sites and studies have turned their attention to pro-eating disorder sites that are supporting people with eating disorders by encouraging… -
Burnham-On-Sea girl's eating disorder to be featured on ITV1 show
Published: January 23, 2007Burnham-On-Sea girl's eating disorder to be featured on ITV1 showA recovering anorexia sufferer from Burnham-On-Sea will be in the national spotlight in February when her fight to overcome the … -
Online Petition to change the DSM requirements for anorexia
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/dsm-revision-for-anorexia-nervosa.htmlOnly 110 signatures so far. This petition is aimed at changing the DSM criteria for anorexia to not include the loss of menstration for three mont… -
One woman's battle with anorexia
THIS WEEK IN PHOTOSJessica Mitchell-Smith, 34, of Burlington describes anorexia as a voice in her head telling her she needs to lose just a little more weight. When she entered an in-patient clinic in Massachussetts earl… -
Keira Knightley Hits Back At Claims Of Anorexia
Actress Keira Knightley has hit back at allegations that she lied over her weight.The UK newspaper, The Daily Mail, printed pictures of the young actress along with remarks about her low weight in an article about a girl… -
Families do not cause anorexia nervosa
Eating disorders researchers counter Bundchen's blunderPITTSBURGH, Jan. 22 -- Misstatements and ignorance claiming that families "cause" eating disorders is like blaming parents for diabetes or asthma or cancer says an i… -
Supermodel Speaks Out On Anorexia
AP) SAO PAULO, Brazil Gisele Bundchen has entered Brazil's growing debate over anorexia, saying families are to blame — not the fashion industry."I never suffered this problem because I had a very strong family base," th… -
Fashion Week Models: Will They Be Bigger?
Skinny models have always walked the runways.But until recently, those skinny models haven't died from eating disorders just to stay on those runways.The issue of too-thin models was first raised last September during M… -
They're Going, Going . . . Gaunt
If anyone ever needed evidence of why industries should not be allowed to police themselves, the Council of Fashion Designers of America just provided it.A week ago it released its "health initiative," which it called th… -
Almost half of young women with anorexia or bulimia also suffer from some personality disorder
Finding an answer to this enigma may be of prime importance for several reasons. One of them is prevention since discovering a relationship between eating and personality disorders may help detect problems beforehand in … -
US actress Lindsay Lohan enters rehab
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Party-loving US actress Lindsay Lohan has entered a rehabilitation center for an undisclosed condition, reports said, as the star vowed to take care of her health. "I have made a proactive decision to… -
Was Starving to Death : A True Story on Anorexia
by Debra Mittler, CHt.After a long 23 year struggle I am now healthy and free. Anorexia is a serious physical and mental disorder that can be overcome with the right help. Each person is unique and special and must be tr… -
In the land of bold beauty, a trusted mirror cracks
RIO DE JANEIRO: As king of carnival, the corpulent Rei Momo is supposed to embody all the jollity, carnality and excess associated with that most Brazilian of bacchanals. So when the event's reigning monarch has gastric … -
NY fashionistas weigh in on anorexia
The organisers of New York's fashion shows issued guidelines to tackle the problem of too-skinny models but stopped well short of banning them from the catwalks as fashion houses have done in Milan. The Council of Fashio… -
'Everyone knew she was ill. The other girls, the model agencies ... don't believe it when they say t
When Ana Carolina Reston arrived for her first foreign fashion shoot, the 8st model was warned she was too fat. Two years later, and two stone lighter, she died from complications arising from anorexia. Tom Phillips repo… -
A dad's battle to save his beautiful girl from anorexia
FRANK Dimauro did not know if his only daughter would live to see her 18th birthday.Her body ravaged by anorexia and bulimia, Catena Dimauro weighed just 28 kilograms as the January 5 milestone approached. Her six-year o… -
Pictures of Keira should carry a health warning, says grieving mother
With size 00 figures to aspire to, celebrities are shrinking in front of our eyes. Only this week Pirates Of The Caribbean star Keira Knightley's skinny frame was revealed as she holidayed on a Pacific island. But for or… -
U.S. Designers Down On Super-Thin Models?
CBS) There's nothing average about the average fashion model. A lot more women wear a size 12 than a size 2. Many models go to extremes to get and stay skinny. And many female consumers, particularly teens, do the same a… -
Spain takes anorexia fight to cyberspace
AFTER targeting fashion shows for using waif-like models, Spanish authorities this week took the fight against anorexia into cyberspace by forcing the closure of a website promoting the ideal that it is hip to be thin.Th… -
Bereft mom blames skinny celebs like Posh for daughter's death
London, Jan 6: The heartbroken mother of a teenage who died of eating disorder anorexia has slammed skinny celebs like Posh Spice for setting a bad example.Rosalind Ponomarenko-Jones, whose 19-year old daughter Sophie M… -
A blurb from NY Post Page Six...
January 6, 2007 -- WHICH ubiquitous blond clotheshorse is gaining a reputation for being dumb as a brick, obnoxious, spoiled and hard to work with? Look for several business deals to fall through next year due to her wan… -
Diet pill makers fined millions for false claims
Marketers of popular weight-loss drugs misled consumers, FTC says WASHINGTON - The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday fined the marketers of four weight loss pills $25 million for making false advertising claims rangin… -
Pressure to lose weight concerns parents of teens
Keeping one of the top New Year's resolutions in mind, some concerned parents are paying close attention to their teens for signs of pressure to lose weight in 2007. A number of youth in Dunklin County and surrounding ar… -
Binge eating disorder can be persistent problem
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Binge eating disorder may last much longer than the more well-established eating disorders of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, research shows. People with binge eating disorder often eat … -
Bulimia may result from hormonal imbalance
Endocrine and metabolic disorders in bulimic women and effects of antiandrogenic treatment Bulimia is a mental disorder frequently associated with menstrual disturbances and low estradiol levels although most bulimic wom… -
Study found teens who read weight-loss articles more likely to practice unhealthy behaviors
(HealthDay News) - For some, potentially fatal eating disorders may have their roots in the pages of glossy magazines.A new study from the University of Minnesota has found that girls who were frequent readers of magazin… -
Family speaks to help other girls
The family of a 19-year-old Shropshire woman who died following a lengthy battle with anorexia today spoke of their love for her and said they hoped speaking about her death would help prevent other tragedies.Sophie Mazu… -
Working mothers 'damage their child's health'
Working mothers are harming their children's long-term development by sending them to nursery from an early age, a leading author said yesterday.Michael Morpurgo, the former children's laureate, sparked controversy by sa…
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