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Kate Moss Slammed for Anorexic Motto

'Nothing tastes as
good as skinny feels,'
says supermodel

Nov 19, 09 3:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Kate Moss has drawn fire from public health groups for saying she lives by the motto "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.” The phrase is common on pro-anorexia websites. Advocates slammed the comment as “dangerous” and “unhelpful," the BBC reports. A Moss representative says... More »

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anorexia • eating disorder • Kate Moss • eating disorders

interview

Plus-Size Model: Anorexia Felt Like 'the Flu Times 10'

Crystal Renn recalls battle back to good health

Oct 26, 09 5:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - In her teens, Crystal Renn punished herself relentlessly in pursuit of her dream of becoming a model. After years of self-inflicted hell, the 5-foot-9, 165-pound Renn has found success by being herself—she is now the world's highest-paid plus-size model. Time chats with her:
  • On her introduction to modeling:
... More »

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anorexia • eating disorder • model • interview • eating disorders • Jay-ZTV • Crystal Renn • plus-size • fashion model

 German 
 Women's 
 Mag Bans 
 Models 

'Whole industry is anorexic,' says fed-up editor

Oct 6, 09 4:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - The most popular German women's magazine is banning professional models from its editorial pages. Brigitte will use only "real woman" from now on to illustrate its stories, declared its editor, who said he was "fed up" with having to retouch pictures of underweight models who bear no resemblance... More »

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bulimia • fashion • Germany • anorexia • editor • Photoshop • editorial pages • models • magazines • women's magazines

 UK Stylist Quits 
 Over 'Average 
 Size' Runway 
 Models 

Designer Mark Fast responds to complaints about starving catwalkers

Sep 20, 09 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - A London stylist quit in a snit after a fashion designer chose three "average size" models for his runway show, reports the Guardian. Mark Fast, known for his body-hugging mini-dresses, used three models sizes 8 and 10 to show off his collection yesterday. The move followed a warning by... More »

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bulimia • fashion • London • anorexia • starvation • runway • Fashion Week • stylist • catwalk

Docs Demand Crackdown
on Pro-Anorexia Websites

Websites offer 'thinspiration' to anorexic, bulimic teens

Sep 18, 09 1:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Doctors are calling for urgent action to combat the growing number of websites promoting eating disorders as a lifestyle choice, the Independent reports. The sites encourage young women to become anorexic and bulimic, doctors warn, offering tips on how to deal with the pain of extreme hunger during starvation and... More »

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bulimia • anorexia • eating disorder • doctor • website

 College Calorie Info 
 Could Be Backfiring 

From anorexics to obese students, information can spur 'disordered eating'

Sep 15, 09 7:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Colleges that bombard students with calorie counts and similar information to discourage overeating—and the dreaded "freshman 15" pounds—may be causing bigger diet problems instead, reports Newsweek. Many schools are rethinking their strategy in the wake of rising numbers of eating disorders, and a growing sense that a... More »

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obesity • bulimia • anorexia • calories • Harvard • cafeteria • college student • Penn State University • eating disorders • dining hall

(Newser) - A neurotic fixation on eating only healthy food is the latest eating disorder trend, reports the Guardian. Orthorexia nervosa affects both men and women. Othorexics are so obsessed with "pure" foods that they can become malnourished, say experts. They tend to be extremely proud of their "virtuous" behavior,... More »

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food • anorexia • organic • eating disorder • healthy eating • orthorexia • fixation

(Newser) - Liberal politicians in Britain are demanding that advertisers stop altering stars' images, including enhancing Keira Knightley's bust and trimming the muscle from Madonna's arms, reports the Independent. Such alternations put more pressure on teen girls already mortified about their looks, say Liberal Democrats, who are pushing for a bill banning... More »

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bulimia • anorexia • Britain • Madonna • advertisements • Liberal Democrats • King Arthur • Keira Knightley • Kate Winslet • The Duchess • perfection

TELL-ALL

 Confessions of a Skater 
 With an Eating Disorder 

SEE NOTE

Jul 6, 09 9:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - At the height of her figure skating career, former Four Continents Champion Jennifer Kirk had a secret. “Unfortunately, my secret wasn’t very unique,” she writes for True/Slant. “I had an eating disorder.” And so did many of her friends. “The skating world fostered the... More »

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bulimia • anorexia • eating disorder • figure skating • women's issues • Jennifer Kirk

(Newser) - Michael Jackson was so emaciated that he weighed just 112 pounds when he died, reports the Sun. The coroner found nothing in the singer's stomach but pills, and his body was riddled with needle marks, presumably from narcotics injections. The battered star also bared the scars of endless plastic... More »

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bulimia • anorexia • starvation • eating disorder • singer • Michael Jackson • manorexia

(Newser) - Anorexia might not be a social or psychological malady but rather an inherited genetic problem, Time reports. Furthermore, researchers see commonalities between that condition and autism. “Both autism-spectrum conditions and anorexia share a narrow focus of attention, a resistance to change and excellent attention to detail,” one doctor... More »

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anorexia • autism • England • medical research • gender gap • Asperger's Syndrome • genetic defects

 'Size Nazi' 
 Designers 
 Lash Back 
 at Vogue 

It's not all our fault, they say

Jun 14, 09 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Designers have lashed back at a Vogue editor who accuses them of forcing ultra-thin models on magazine covers by sending "minuscule" photo-shoot clothes no normal woman can wear. British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman complained in a letter to top designers that the clothing is so tiny magazines are forced... More »

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fashion • anorexia • model • Vogue • fashion designer • Role Models • skinny jeans

 Aussie Pageant Teen 
 'Dangerously Thin' 

 

Contestant meets World Health Authority standards for malnourishment, says doc

Apr 24, 09 3:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Health experts are sounding the alarm over a dangerously underweight Australian beauty contestant in the Miss Universe pageant in Sydney, reports the Telegraph. Observers were stunned by the protruding bones of 19-year-old Stephanie Naumoska, who stands 5 foot 11 and weighs just 108 pounds. "There appears to be significant... More »

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bulimia • Australia • anorexia • Miss Universe • starvation • Sydney • Miss Universe pageant • eating disorders • beauty contest

Anorexia Breakthrough
Gives Hope for an Rx

Brain chemistry holds key to disease, say researchers

Mar 29, 09 9:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - New research revealing brain differences in anorexics offers hope that drugs could one day soon effectively battle the disease, according to scientists. Some 70% of anorexics show signs of problems with neurotransmitters, which help brain cells communicate. The differences are believed to occur in the womb. The findings could "... More »

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bulimia • health • anorexia • starvation • brain chemistry • eating disorders

France Moves to Outlaw 'Inciting' Thinness

Anti-eating disorder bill cites 'death messages,' could affect fashion

Apr 15, 08 1:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - France’s lower legislative body today approved a law banning the promotion of anorexic behavior, the Guardian reports. Applicable to magazines, advertising and the web, the law can impose up to a $47,000 fine and two years in prison for “excessively inciting others to deprive themselves of food.... More »

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fashion • anorexia • France • legislation • eating disorder • body image

Drunkorexia On Rise in Women

Eating disorders increasingly blending with substance abuse, experts say

Mar 2, 08 11:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Drunkorexia isn't an official medical term, reports the New York Times, but the disorder is on a growing list of afflictions that combine societal acceptance of substance abuse and pressure to be thin. Drunkorexics, who are typically college-age women, shun food to prevent weight gain and to offset the calories... More »

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rehab • bulimia • anorexia • binge drinking • weight loss • alcohol abuse • eating disorder • drug abuse • manorexia • orthorexia • binge eating • purging • drunkorexia

Anorexia Linked to Hormones in Womb

Study of mixed-sex twins suggest hormones tied to females may trigger disease

Dec 4, 07 4:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Nobody's knows exactly why women are far more likely to develop anorexia than men, but hormones released in the womb could be the cause, according to a new study in the Archives of General Psychiatry. Researchers have found that men with a female twin are more at risk of... More »

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pregnancy • anorexia • medical research • baby • eating disorder

Anorexia Blogs Shut Down

Microsoft pulls four sites after complaints

Nov 21, 07 4:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Four websites hosted by Microsoft's Spanish division have been shut down for allegedly promoting anorexia and bulimia. The sites were closed following complaints by a Catalan provincial government internet watchdog, Iqua. It's the first time that a host has voluntarily closed websites accused of promoting eating disorders following complaints by... More »

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bulimia • Microsoft • anorexia • website • Iqua • Porcelain Princesses

Anorexic Ads Spark Furor

Will shocking Nolita pics of 68-pound actress help or hurt battle against illness?

Sep 27, 07 8:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gruesome photos of a naked anorexic actress on billboards across Italy are sparking controversy among health experts. The shots of French actress Isabelle Caro, taken by provocative photographer Oliviero Toscani, are featured in ads for Italian fashion label Nolita with a text that reads: "No Anorexia." The campaign... More »

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anorexia • Italy • Milan • Fashion Week • Isabelle Caro • Nolita

'Superwomen' Often Anorexic

Pressure on girls to be 'perfect' increases risk of eating disorders

Sep 9, 07 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The driving need to be perfect—or "Superwoman" syndrome—puts girls as young as 13 at a higher risk of developing an eating disorder, reports the Independent. "Superwomen want the perfect life. No matter how well they're doing, they never feel quite good enough," says one... More »

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anorexia • eating disorder • girls • Superwoman syndrome • Superwoman

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