Woman, 23, ‘eats herself to death’
A woman who suffered from a rare eating disorder has 'eaten herself to death'.
Eating disorder
Kate Hudson: “I want girls to love themselves”
Kate Hudson says it's important for girls to love themselves.
Diane Keaton: ‘It really does alter your life being an addict’
In The Weekly’s online exclusive with Diane Keaton the actress opens up about her new film, love, her battle with bulimia and what Woody Allen taught her.
‘Anorexia’ doll provokes outrage
A new doll that refuses to eat has provoked outrage among parents who claim it encourages anorexia.
Plastic surgery app aimed at pre-teens pulled from iTunes
A new app that taught girls as young as nine to perform plastic surgery on an overweight blonde woman has been pulled from sale.
Researchers find link between anorexia and autism
Eating disorders and behavioural disorders like autism are two of the biggest health issues plaguing teenagers, and researchers at the University of Cambridge may have found a link between the two. A new study has found teenage girls with obsessions with food and calorie counting share an above-average number of autistic traits — a neurodevelopmental […]
Why we need to get serious about body image
In the late 1990s, the editor ofVogue, Kirstie Clements, was casting for swimsuit models in Sydney, but she decided none of the gorgeous young women were “suitable” to wear a bikini. As she gave up and went to purchase a sandwich at the cafe across the road, she passed the Northside Clinic, which specialises in […]
Graphic anti-anorexia campaign goes viral
A graphic new anti-anorexia ad campaign has been shared hundreds of thousands of times on social networks. The ‘Say no to anorexia’ images — created by Brazilian modelling agency Star Models — use Photoshop to stretch shockingly thin women to resemble life-size fashion illustrations. The digitally manipulated models appear next to a typical designer’s sketch […]
Model scouts target anorexia patients
A Swedish modelling agency has been accused of staking out a treatment centre for eating disorders scouting for anorexic ‘talent’. Director of the Stockholm clinic Anna-Maria af Sandeberg said head hunters had approached ill patients, one wheelchair bound, hoping to recruit them. Kirstie Clements: Thin is in because designers demand it “They were outside the […]
Is it possible to raise kids with no body image issues?
With a quarter of Aussie kids now overweight or obese and thousands of others battling eating disorders, mum-of-two Zoe Arnold asks if it’s possible to raise kids with no body image hang-ups. Fat kids are becoming normal, just like fat adults. Visit any suburban mall and overweight families appear to outnumber average-sized people. But what […]