Pro-ana blogs might actually help anorexics deal with their eating disorder and eventually seek recovery, according to a new study. After interviewing 33 people from seven countries involved in the online thinspo community, Indiana University researchers determined that the 24-hour support the blogs offer somewhat…
Although back in March blog and image hosting services Tumblr and Pinterest did their best to dump Raid on the insidious pro-ana, pro-mia "thinspiration" community, individual domains like Skinny Gossip—run by an anonymous woman who "has done some modeling" and "now works in the fashion and entertainment industries"—remain…
The results of Pinterest and Tumblr's efforts to remove posts from their sites that promote eating disorders have so far been underwhelming. Last month, Pinterest, momentarily "caught off guard" by the amount of pro-anorexia posts and discussion threads, promised to limit the number of photos labeled "thinspiration" posted …
Vogue Italia editor Franca Sozzani — who is always so sensitive to mental health issues — delivered a long speech on eating disorders and body image at Harvard last night. Sozzani has posted the text online. Let's investigate!
Blog hosting service Tumblr announced today that a new type of content will be banned from its platform: blogs that promote self-harm, like eating disorders or suicide. In addition, users who search for tags associated with that sort of site — thinspo, for example — will be directed to an announcement that will…
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…
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.
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]
• 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.
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.
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.
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…
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…
The Milan Fashion Week billboard anorexic speaks! And oh my god she is so brave:
