Sweet Valley High goes on a diet
The fluffy 1980s teen fiction series updates itself -- by making its heroines even skinnier.
Friday, Mar 28, 2008 4:20 PM UTC 38Life Broadsheet, Eating Disorders
The fluffy 1980s teen fiction series updates itself -- by making its heroines even skinnier.
Friday, Mar 28, 2008 4:20 PM UTC 38Forget manorexia, there's a new eating disorder buzzword in town.
Monday, Mar 3, 2008 11:40 PM UTC 39Remember the fashion industry's encouraging efforts to find normal-size models? Yeah, that didn't last.
Friday, Feb 29, 2008 6:25 PM UTC 34A yearlong study by the Health Ministry finds that women need standardized clothing sizes.
Tuesday, Feb 12, 2008 6:30 PM UTC 30It's a vegan manifesto masquerading as a diet fad. But the only thing this weight-loss book will help you lose is self-esteem.
Monday, Feb 11, 2008 12:07 PM UTC 177New evidence finds that anorexia may be at least partly genetic.
Thursday, Dec 6, 2007 10:00 PM UTC 20Thousands of diabetics control their weight by skipping insulin shots. It's easy, effective -- and potentially lethal.
Thursday, Nov 8, 2007 12:03 PM UTC 63Here's a Halloween costume that's sure to make you retch.
Thursday, Oct 4, 2007 6:50 PM UTC 28Yes, she is anorexic -- and in this ad campaign, that's the point.
Wednesday, Sep 26, 2007 3:03 PM UTC 16A psychologist makes the case for a new classification of eating disorder.
Wednesday, Sep 5, 2007 1:30 PM UTCForget the scary-skinny debate -- the new question is whether it's appropriate for girls to strut at all.
Wednesday, Aug 15, 2007 1:45 PM UTC 32Most anorexics are in their late teens or early 20s. But that doesn't mean older people don't suffer from the disease, too.
Monday, Jul 23, 2007 3:45 PM UTC 49The British Fashion Council recommends that girls under 16 be banned from the fashion runway.
Thursday, Jul 12, 2007 3:32 PM UTC 30Spain's health ministry teams up with retailers to make mannequins that look more like real women.
Tuesday, Mar 27, 2007 2:33 PM UTC 16Are curvy women of color exempt from Hollywood's traditional beauty standards?
Friday, Feb 16, 2007 11:15 PM UTC 188A London eatery offers super-skinny models free food.
Tuesday, Feb 13, 2007 12:24 AM UTCShould women be spared teamwide weigh-ins?
Friday, Feb 9, 2007 6:43 PM UTC 12A philosophical defense of the Pussycat Dolls. Also, parents to blame for anorexia?
Tuesday, Jan 23, 2007 12:00 AM UTCShould the fashion industry require that models meet a minimum body mass index?
Thursday, Jan 11, 2007 12:46 AM UTC 45The finger talks; is the message received?
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