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Eating Disorders in Teens Lead to Higher Suicide Risk Rates, Study Shows

by Mary Beth Sammons, Posted Mar 8th 2011 1:00PM

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More teens than ever before are suffering from eating disorders -- and they're also more likely to suffer from suicidal thoughts, a new study shows. Researchers report ...All eating disorders were associated with a higher lifetime risk for suicidal tendencies.
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Facebook, Secondhand TV Spread Eating Disorders Across the World

by Mary Beth Sammons, Posted Jan 11th 2011 5:04PM

Even if your kids aren't online, they're still under the influence of their social networking friends. Credit: Getty Images For parents who think flicking off the tube -- or possibly transplanting their kids to a remote island like Fiji ...Teens are using social media for tips on dangerous weight loss.
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When Mom Has an Eating Disorder, Everybody Suffers

by Julie Z. Rosenberg, Posted Nov 12th 2010 4:30PM

When Mom has food issues, kids play Follow the Leader. Illustration by Dori Hartley
It's every mom's nightmare: Finding out your child has an eating disorder. Even worse is thinking you're probably to blame.
Teresa Coates, a ...It's every mom's nightmare: Finding out your daughter has an eating disorder. Even worse is knowing you're probably to blame.
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Women in Sororities More Apt to Have Bad Body Images, Eating Disorders, Study Says

by Honey Berk, Posted Mar 12th 2010 12:00PM

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Women who join sororities are more likely to judge themselves on their appearances and display bulimic tendencies, according to a new study published in the journal Sex ...
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French ban the promotion of extreme thinness

by Christina Sbarro, Posted Apr 16th 2008 11:00AM

Can you imagine opening the glossy pages of a high fashion magazine and NOT seeing stick thin models? This is may be made reality in France. The French parliament's lower house has recently adopted a landmark bill that would make it illegal for ...
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Body peace project treaty for teens

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Dec 3rd 2007 9:07AM

Brittany Snow, Ashlee Simpson and Fergie are among the stars to sign a treaty created by teen magazine Seventeen to help teenage girls improve their body image. The Body Peace Project Treaty is being launched by Seventeen Editor In Chief Ann Skoket ...
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New York Fasion Week responds responsibly to use of thin models

by Heather, Posted Feb 1st 2007 7:00PM

The New York Fashion Week, scheduled to begin this Friday, has a made a few changes to its line up. The use of super skinny models is out this year. This issue has been red hot this year, making headlines again and again. Although a rare few of us ...
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Girls as young as 7 suffering from anorexia

by Heather Craven, Posted Sep 21st 2006 7:00PM

Although it is not the norm, there have been a number of instances where girls as young as seven years-old suffer from anorexia. One such hospital that treats children with the disorder is Great Ormond Street, the famous children's hospital in ...
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Yummy Mummy author battled bulimia

by Melissa Summers, Posted Mar 14th 2006 11:34AM

Sarah Gilbert enlightened us to the term "Yummy Mummy" last year, the gist being Yummy Mummies are not frumpy and haggard mothers, they're hip women walking their 3-inch heels through motherhood. Liz Fraser has written a guidebook for you ...
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Lindsay Lohan: Role model for girls, NOT celebrity punch line

by Jay Allen, Posted Jan 5th 2006 8:23AM

What's up with all the Lindsay Lohan hate? Ever since word of her upcoming Vanity Fair interview broke, I've been shocked by the comments that have followed - everything ranging from dismissiveness to sheer vitriol. I went to the front page of ...
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