Eating disorders and disordered eating. Although the two terms are at times used interchangeably, they are not the same. Yes, there are some similarities between the two. Disordered eaters will often skip meals, follow restrictive fad diets, and even, fast for hours without eating. But who’s to say they’re not just doing this because they […]
Have you ever thought about eating disorders? They are proven to be the silent killers for people who struggle with them, and the ugly truth is the fact that despite all the efforts, they are still being stigmatized by society, and pretty much underestimated when it comes to their seriousness. However, you should know that […]
Eddie Murphy’s genetically gifted daughter Bria Murphy is now a model and recently revealed some … questionable … eating habits of her peers. Said Murphy in an interview: “I’ve heard of people eating the cotton balls with the orange juice … they dip it in the orange juice and then they eat the cotton balls […]
A new study suggests that girls suffering from anorexia display similar personality traits to those with autism, such as lack of empathy, high focus on detail, and rigid behavior. In some instances, girls with anorexia scored five times higher in autistic qualities than non-anorexic girls on the Autism Spectrum Quotient. Simon Baron-Cohen [Is this person related […]
A week before my high school graduation, my doctor told me that I had to go to the hospital. My weight had fallen too low, my EKG results were scary, and my continued refusal to eat was putting my life in danger. While my classmates went to college orientation, I went to nutrition counseling and […]
Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating… For some people, these words are just something they occasionally hear or read about in the media. But for millions of others around the world, these words make a terrible everyday reality. Eating disorders affect more than 10 million people only in the US, about 725,000 in the UK, […]
Angelina Jolie, despite the fact that she was not a nominee, was the talk of the Academy Awards. There was the whole Leg Thrusting Debacle — the actress was quite dramatic about using the high slit on her dress to display her right leg — but the blogosphere was also exploding with comments and questions […]
Before Cycle 15 of “America’s Next Top Model” even began, much fuss was made about Ann, a tall and gawky contestant with the most narrow waist in the world. But after last night’s episode, it’s clear that the model to truly be concerned about is Anamaria, 19, who, at 5’10” and 110 lbs., thinks she needs to […]
