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After the Daily Mail ran a story about Ioana Spangenberg, an 84 lb. model with a 20-inch waist (which becomes even smaller when she wears her corset) I naturally watched a YouTube clip of her impossible Barbie-Doll-come-to-life proportions in motion and couldn't help but wonder, "What the fuck does she even model?" I mean, no designer's clothes would fit her figure. Then I discovered the website that released her video — Skinnyfans.com (link NSFW) — and realized she doesn't need clothes. Because it's porn. More »
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• Designer (and husband of Barneys creative director/fashion sage Simon Doonan) Jonathan Adler is selling a needlepoint pillow emblazoned with the pro-ana proverb "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels." Which, as Adler should know, is pretty much anorexia's catchphrase. [Racked]

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It took several rounds of blogger outrage, but Pretzel Crisps is finally breaking from its intentional denseness about using pro-anorexic slogans as advertising, and will take down all the offending ads. Let's recap. More »
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Following Perez Hilton's lead, Urban Outfitters has pulled its "Eat Less" shirt from its website. Those who still want to dress like assholes, however, can find the tee in stores. [Huffington Post] More »
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•  Researchers at Pfizer claim they have broken new ground in understanding the pathways of desire. While they still don't have a "female Viagra" they have come one step closer to treating sexual dysfunction in women. More »
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Today GMA asked women about recent statements by Kate Moss that seem to endorse anorexia. Said one woman: "Skinny sells. We can be upset about it and we can disagree, but it's not going to change anything." Clip at left. More »
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A new study shows that gay, lesbian, and bisexual teens have a higher risk of binge-eating and purging than their heterosexual counterparts, perhaps because of social isolation. More »
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According to a report released by Optent, an IT security and filter company, the number of pro-ana and pro-bulimia websites increased by 470% between 2006 and 2007. The report, which sampled about 3 million random websites, also found that violent content increased by 125%, racist websites increased by 70%, and child pornography websites increased by 18%. The increase in this type of content could be related to the 455% increase in "personal websites" (20,889 in 2007 vs. 3,763 in 2006) recorded in the report, on which a lot of pro-ana material appears. [Optenet] More »
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The artificial sweetener sorbitol has been found by the British Journal of Medicine to cause severe intestinal problems that result in extreme weight loss. Sorbitol, FYI, is a sweetener found in most sugar-free gums...and it turns out to be a laxative too. One question: this news going to disgust women or intrigue them? [Pittsburgh Channel] More »
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More late-breaking studies on the anorexia front are out today, further pointing towards the fact that anorexia is a condition that individuals are chemically-predisposed to. One study, done on twins, reveals that males of opposite-sex pairs of twins were more likely to develop anorexia than male peers who were not born with a female twin. Researchers believe that this means that there must be something about the female hormones that fetuses are exposed to during development that encourages the development of anorexia later in life. (Always blame the mom!) The study further shows that sets of twins where both twins are female were more likely to develop anorexia than twins in which both babies are male. In opposite gender twin sets, however, the male was as likely as the female to develop anorexia. More »
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The Milan Fashion Week billboard anorexic speaks! And oh my god she is so brave: More »
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