Does media or upbringing equal anorexia?
The media has been blamed for causing eating disorders, but could it be the sufferer’s upbringing leaving biological, social and psychological factors at fault?
DetailsInquest blames anorexia for Sydney woman’s suicide
Magistrate Mark Douglass announced on Tuesday that inquest results found Alana Goldsmith committed suicide in 2011 after suffering from anorexia.
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‘Thinspo’ leaves a bad taste in the mouth
Photo from Tollie Schmidt’s photostream: tollieschmidt There is nothing new about obsession with body image but the battlefront has relocated from magazines and our mirrors to the social media. The term “Thinspiration” – thinspo in short – is given to pictures, videos, blogs and quotes or any form of media that “inspires” girls to lose weight or to…
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