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 Friends Say LiLo's Too Skinny 

Actress has dropped 14 pounds, and 6 dress sizes, while seeing Ronson

Boston Globe Boston Globe Oct 28, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan's dropped 14 pounds, and friends worry her skinny-mini girlfriend might be the reason, the Boston Globe reports. “Since falling in love with Samantha Ronson—who is naturally very slim—Lindsay seems desperate to lose more weight,” a source says. But Lohan, who's denied eating disorder rumors before, says her diet is healthy and includes “sushi, pasta salad, and lots of green vegetables.” More »

More about:  Lindsay Lohan • diet • Samantha Ronson • weight • eating disorder

analysis

 Has Airbrushing
 Gone Too Far? 

Digital Barbie-fication of women called unhealthy trend

Newsweek Newsweek May 3, 08 4:57 PM CDT
(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 »

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

Blair's Deputy PM Reveals Bulimia Battle

Prescott links illness to heavy stress; urges sufferers to seek help

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

More about:  Great Britain • eating disorder • bulimia

France Moves to Outlaw 'Inciting' Thinness

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

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

More about:  France • fashion • legislation • eating disorder • anorexia • body image

Drunkorexia On Rise in Women

Eating disorders increasingly blending with substance abuse, experts say

New York Times New York Times Mar 2, 08 11:57 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 they consume in alcohol. More »

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

Here Comes
the Bride, No Matter the Cost

Women going to unhealthy extremes in bid to look perfect

Newsweek Newsweek Mar 1, 08 8:11 PM CST
(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 »

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

Diabetic Dieters Take Big Risks

Skipping insulin
as weight-loss technique leads to
early death

USA Today USA Today Feb 27, 08 8:10 CST
(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 »

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

Anorexia Linked to Hormones in Womb

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

BBC BBC Dec 4, 07 4:30 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 developing the disease, leading scientists to theorize that hormones released for female development during pregnancy raise the risk of anorexia. More »

More about:  pregnancy • medical research • babies • eating disorder • anorexia

Fashion Urged to Model Health

Inquiry recommends random drug tests, no under-16s on runway

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

More about:  health • fashion • diet • model • eating disorder

'Superwomen' Often Anorexic

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

Independent (UK) Independent (UK) Sep 9, 07 11:30 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 researcher. More »

More about:  eating disorder • anorexia • girls • Superwoman

Pro-Anorexia Vids Draw Ire

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

More about:  Facebook • YouTube • social networking • MySpace • eating disorder • anorexia

Britain Bans
Tiny Models

Girls under 16 chased off the catwalk as UK attempts to fight size-zero modeling

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

More about:  health • fashion • model • eating disorder • anorexia

Men With Eating Disorders Lack Treatment

Up to 25% of anorexics and 40% of bulemics
are male

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Apr 17, 07 8:46 CDT
(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 »

More about:  health • disease • men • treatment • eating disorder • anorexia • bulimia

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