Today I saw one of the most disturbing clips I've ever seen on television, courtesy of the Tyra show. It featured a…
- Whitney was the first "plus sized" contestant to win America's Next Top Model!
This is Rosemary Pope. She died last month at the age of 49 because her anorexia caused her heart to shrink "to the…
In 1986, when Jennifer Sey was 15, she lived on fruit and laxatives. She also won the U.S. National title in…
According to a study conducted by Self magazine and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 65% of American…
The revelation that former British Deputy Premier John Prescott was a raging bulimic who liked to wash five-course…
• The recession is turning Juicy-wearing teens into emo kids! • An O.C. teen is in trouble over video of him tossing…
Remember the new law passed in France to target those perpetuating pro-anorexia messages? Want to know what the fashion community thinks about it? They're super excited! (Not.) Says Didier Grumbach, president of the French Fashion Federation: "We'll see what happens if the law comes out, but I don't believe in it for… Read more
The lower house of French Parliament voted in favor of a bill today that outlawed "publicly inciting extreme…
Members of the French fashion industry signed a charter today promising to promote healthier body images among…
The Italian government is investing $1.5 million in an country-wide campaign against eating disorders. Says Giovanna Melandri, minister of youth and sports who is overseeing the campaign, "[What the government seeks to do is] to make sure young people, young girls and young boys, know that they can die" from eating… Read more
An episode of Intervention aired last night that featured a very sick family. Caylee is a 21-year-old who is…
Bad news: The numbers of children with food and body image issues are on the rise, reports Fox News. 68% of elementar…
In some Orthodox Jewish sects, women must wear sleeves past the elbow and skirts (never trousers) past the knees.…
Sure, fasting will make you drop those pounds in a flash but who has the time to develop an organ-destroying,…
Happy National Eating Disorders Awareness Week! An eating disorder charity is calling on MySpace and Facebook to do…
You know that whole thing about how being superskinny is an ideal originated by the fashion industry and perpetuated…
On Friday night, ABC newsmagazine 20/20 profiled 47-year-old Sue Harootunian, a 47-year-old mom of three who, like…
Two new studies have just been released which shed light on some social and cultural causes for teen eating…
This clip is from a Simpsons episode that originally aired in 2004 as part of the series' 16th season, but we…