Eating Disorders

Sweet Valley High goes on a diet

The fluffy 1980s teen fiction series updates itself -- by making its heroines even skinnier.

Sarah Hepola Friday, Mar 28, 2008 4:20 PM UTC 38
Life Broadsheet, Eating Disorders

My name is Jane, and I’m a drunkorexic

Forget manorexia, there's a new eating disorder buzzword in town.

Tracy Clark-Flory Monday, Mar 3, 2008 11:40 PM UTC 39
Life Broadsheet, Eating Disorders

On the runway, still needing a sandwich

Remember the fashion industry's encouraging efforts to find normal-size models? Yeah, that didn't last.

Carol Lloyd Friday, Feb 29, 2008 6:25 PM UTC 34
Life Broadsheet, Fashion

Spain: Goodbye stick-figure sizing

A yearlong study by the Health Ministry finds that women need standardized clothing sizes.

Tracy Clark-Flory Tuesday, Feb 12, 2008 6:30 PM UTC 30
Life Broadsheet, Eating Disorders

Hey, skinny bitch!

It's a vegan manifesto masquerading as a diet fad. But the only thing this weight-loss book will help you lose is self-esteem.

Julie Klausner Monday, Feb 11, 2008 12:07 PM UTC 177
Life Eating Disorders

Is a need for skinny jeans in the genes?

New evidence finds that anorexia may be at least partly genetic.

Carol Lloyd Thursday, Dec 6, 2007 10:00 PM UTC 20
Life Broadsheet, Eating Disorders

The diet that’s too good to be true

Thousands of diabetics control their weight by skipping insulin shots. It's easy, effective -- and potentially lethal.

Ann Bauer Thursday, Nov 8, 2007 12:03 PM UTC 63
Life Teenagers, Eating Disorders

Eek, it’s Sexy Anna Rexia!

Here's a Halloween costume that's sure to make you retch.

Carol Lloyd Thursday, Oct 4, 2007 6:50 PM UTC 28
Life Broadsheet, Eating Disorders

Fashion weak

Yes, she is anorexic -- and in this ad campaign, that's the point.

Lynn Harris Wednesday, Sep 26, 2007 3:03 PM UTC 16
Life Advertising, Broadsheet, Fashion

The bingeless purge

A psychologist makes the case for a new classification of eating disorder.

Lynn Harris Wednesday, Sep 5, 2007 1:30 PM UTC
Life Broadsheet, Eating Disorders

Too young to be a supermodel?

Forget the scary-skinny debate -- the new question is whether it's appropriate for girls to strut at all.

Tracy Clark-Flory Wednesday, Aug 15, 2007 1:45 PM UTC 32
Life Advertising, Broadsheet

Anorexia: It’s not just for teens

Most anorexics are in their late teens or early 20s. But that doesn't mean older people don't suffer from the disease, too.

Catherine Price Monday, Jul 23, 2007 3:45 PM UTC 49
Life Broadsheet, Eating Disorders

Carding on the catwalk?

The British Fashion Council recommends that girls under 16 be banned from the fashion runway.

Carol Lloyd Thursday, Jul 12, 2007 3:32 PM UTC 30
Life Broadsheet, Fashion

Mannequins for the masses

Spain's health ministry teams up with retailers to make mannequins that look more like real women.

Catherine Price Tuesday, Mar 27, 2007 2:33 PM UTC 16
Life Broadsheet, Fashion

Big, beautiful and not white

Are curvy women of color exempt from Hollywood's traditional beauty standards?

Tracy Clark-Flory Friday, Feb 16, 2007 11:15 PM UTC 188
Life Broadsheet, Eating Disorders

Girl, please eat a Buffalo wing — it’s on me!

A London eatery offers super-skinny models free food.

Tracy Clark-Flory Tuesday, Feb 13, 2007 12:24 AM UTC
Life Broadsheet, Fashion

Weighing the cost of making female athletes step on the scale

Should women be spared teamwide weigh-ins?

Tracy Clark-Flory Friday, Feb 9, 2007 6:43 PM UTC 12
Life Broadsheet, Eating Disorders

What else we’re reading

A philosophical defense of the Pussycat Dolls. Also, parents to blame for anorexia?

Tracy Clark-Flory Tuesday, Jan 23, 2007 12:00 AM UTC
Life Broadsheet, Eating Disorders

Regulating skinny chic

Should the fashion industry require that models meet a minimum body mass index?

Tracy Clark-Flory Thursday, Jan 11, 2007 12:46 AM UTC 45
Life Broadsheet, Eating Disorders

Bulimia PSA

The finger talks; is the message received?

David Puner Friday, Dec 15, 2006 5:51 PM UTC
Entertainment Teenagers, Advertising

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