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  • May 2008

    • Has Airbrushing Gone Too Far?

      Newsweek  |  May 3, 08 4:57 PM CDT

      Has Airbrushing Gone Too Far?

      (Newser) - Shutterbugs have long altered pics, but now critics are cringing over the effects of airbrushing on young girls. French lawmakers have even approved a law against inciting "excessive thinness." But would such a move work in America? Maybe not, "but there are a whole lot of impressionable young kids" who are tortured by images of slimmed-down and retouched women, Jessica Bennett writes in Newsweek . More »

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      women  • photography  • eating disorder  • beauty  • magazine industry  • photo editing  • altered photos  • digital retouching

  • April 2008

    • Blair's Deputy PM Reveals Bulimia Battle

      Times (UK)  |  Apr 21, 08 3:15 AM CDT

      Blair's Deputy PM Reveals Bulimia Battle

      (Newser) - After publicizing his own stunning battle with bulimia yesterday, former British deputy prime minister John Prescott toured TV stations urging fellow sufferers to get help, reports the Times of London. “Do take advice, it can help you out of a lot of misery,” Prescott, 69, said in a BBC interview. The Labor leader details his condition in his soon-to-be-published memoirs. More »

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      Great Britain  • eating disorder  • bulimia

    • France Moves to Outlaw 'Inciting' Thinness

      Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 15, 08 1:50 PM CDT

      France Moves to Outlaw 'Inciting' Thinness

      (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." Directed chiefly towards pro-anorexic websites, the bill could have broad repercussions for fashion. More »

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

  • March 2008

    • Drunkorexia On Rise in Women

      New York Times  |  Mar 2, 08 11:57 AM CST

      Drunkorexia On Rise in Women

      (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 they consume in alcohol. More »

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      rehab  • weight loss  • alcohol abuse  • drug abuse  • eating disorder  • binge drinking  • anorexia  • bulimia

    • Here Comes the Bride, No Matter the Cost

      Newsweek  |  Mar 1, 08 8:11 PM CST

      Here Comes the Bride, No Matter the Cost

      (Newser) - Wedding dress? $1,500. Ceremony? $30,000. Rapid weight loss, whitened teeth, artificial tan, laser surgery and a shot of Botox? Apparently, priceless—but they may come at a health cost as brides-to-be try to look picture-perfect with "red carpet-worthy good looks" on their wedding day. Such extremes can launch a life-time of unhealthy habits, writes Sarah Elkins in Newsweek. More »

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      marriage  • women  • wedding  • women's health  • weight loss  • eating disorder  • brides  • dieting  • wedding dresses  • bulimia

  • February 2008

    • Diabetic Dieters Take Big Risks

      USA Today  |  Feb 27, 08 8:10 AM CST

      Diabetic Dieters Take Big Risks

      (Newser) - Psychologists studying eating habits in type 1 diabetics have found that women who cut back on their insulin as a weight management tactic—and 30% do—triple their chances of dying young. Women who restrict their insulin use have higher rates of kidney disease and foot problems, and die on average at 45, compared to 58 for other type 1 diabetics, reports USA Today. More »

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      diabetes  • weight loss  • eating disorder  • insulin  • dieting  • bulimia  • kidney disease  • type 1 diabetes

  • December 2007

    • Anorexia Linked to Hormones in Womb

      BBC  |  Dec 4, 07 4:30 AM CST

      Anorexia Linked to Hormones in Womb

      (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 developing the disease, leading scientists to theorize that hormones released for female development during pregnancy raise the risk of anorexia. More »

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      pregnancy  • medical research  • babies  • eating disorder  • anorexia

  • September 2007

    • Fashion Urged to Model Health

      Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 14, 07 7:20 PM CDT

      Fashion Urged to Model Health

      (Newser) - Vulnerable young models should be subject to mandatory health checks and backstage drug testing, a British Fashion Council study said today, citing "startling" evidence  of their lack of education about health problems and eating disorders. Models would have to provide a signed health certificate from a doctor experienced in recognizing eating disorders before performing, the Guardian reports. More »

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      health  • fashion  • diet  • model  • eating disorder

    • 'Superwomen' Often Anorexic

      Independent (UK)  |  Sep 9, 07 11:30 AM CDT

      'Superwomen' Often Anorexic

      (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 researcher. More »

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      eating disorder  • anorexia  • girls  • Superwoman

  • August 2007

    • Pro-Anorexia Vids Draw Ire

      Times (UK)  |  Aug 11, 07 6:42 AM CDT

      Pro-Anorexia Vids Draw Ire

      (Newser) - Advocates for people with eating disorders are calling on social networking sites like MySpace and FaceBook to bar "thinspiration" videos—movies of anorexics showing off their alarmingly underweight bodies to encourage others to emulate them. One MySpace pro-anorexia group with over 1,000 members boasts that it wants "no people trying to recover—it ruins our motivation." More »

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      Facebook  • YouTube  • social networking  • MySpace  • eating disorder  • anorexia

  • July 2007

    • Britain Bans Tiny Models

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 8, 07 5:18 PM CDT

      Britain Bans Tiny Models

      (Newser) - The British fashion industry has nixed runway and photoshoot models under 16, in a response to controversies over uber-thin girls literally dying to model. Two South American models died from malnutrition and anorexia last year, piquing concerns about the influence of "size-zero" modeling on young girls. The industry did not, however, ban models under a certain weight or dress size. More »

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      health  • fashion  • model  • eating disorder  • anorexia

  • April 2007

    • Men With Eating Disorders Lack Treatment

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 17, 07 8:46 AM CDT

      Men With Eating Disorders Lack Treatment

      (Newser) - Men affected by eating disorders have few options—with research, diagnosis, and treatment all geared towards women. A new study reveals that a quarter of all anorexics in the US are men, as are up to 40% of all binge eaters. "Society sees this as a girl's disease," says LynnGrefe, an eating disorders specialist. More »

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      health  • disease  • men  • treatment  • eating disorder  • anorexia  • bulimia

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