Regarding the Oct. 21 opinion piece, “Women dying to look good,” I regret that many women all over the world have been pursuing their physical beauty in spite of possible dangers that they may face. I believe women need to realize and identify their own unique beauty, not be influenced from outside.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Fixing a flawed feminine ideal
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Alanis Morissette's new outlook on health
Alanis Morissette was the definition of "fierce" when she arrived on the American music scene with one of the big break-up songs of the '90s, "You Oughta Know." But behind that tough exterior were secrets of a difficult past.
"As a teen, I was both anorexic and bulimic," Alanis Morissette recently told Health magazine for its December issue. "I was a young woman in the public eye, on the receiving end of a lot of attention, and I was trying to protect myself from men who were using their power in ways I was too young to know how to handle."
Kate Moss: 'Nothing Tastes as Good as Skinny Feels'
Kate Moss's recent interview in Women's Wear Daily is causing a bit of a stir.
When asked by WWD.com if she has a motto, the British supermodel replied: "There are loads. There’s 'Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.' That’s one of them. You try and remember, but it never works."
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City eating-disorder clinic closes, despite hefty donations
The sudden closure of a city bulimia and anorexia treatment centre is a "huge loss" to the community, says an eating disorder outreach worker.
"It's a huge loss. I'm dismayed," said Peggy Szucs, executive director of Me Without Measure, an Edmonton eating disorder foundation.
The Society for Assisted Co-operative Recovery from Eating Disorders (SACRED) abruptly closed Oct. 30, after operating in the city for 13 years.
Sorority Sponsors Dance a thon for Anorexia
PLATTSBURGH, NY (11/13/2009)(readMedia)-- A sorority at SUNY Plattsburgh is inviting the campus and community to dance the night away to raise awareness for healthy lifestyles.
Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority will be sponsoring their first annual "Deepher Dance-A-Thon" to raise money and awareness for their philanthropy, the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Eating Disorders.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
National Eating Disorders Association Supports Real Women Campaign
The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) has joined leading experts on body image issues from around the world to pledge its support of the global launch of the Real Women campaign, which condemns the use of ultra-thin, digitally altered women in advertisements. A research paper released Monday, "The Impact of Media Images on Body Image and Behaviours: A Summary of the Scientific Evidence,"* examines the psychological effects of consumer society on individuals, particularly media influences on body dissatisfaction, materialism and dysfunctional buying behavior. Signed by 45 leading academics, doctors and clinical psychologists from the U.S.A., England, Australia, Brazil, Spain and Ireland, it details scientific evidence on how the use of airbrushing to promote "body perfect" ideals in advertising is a root cause of an array of serious problems in young women, including eating disorders, depression, extreme exercising and an increase in cosmetic surgery.
Airbrushed images harming girls and boys, experts say
Calling for advertising rules to be changed to restrict the use of airbrushed images, the group of 44 academics doctors and psychologists say that the pictures promote unrealistic expectations of perfection, encouraging eating disorders and self-harm.
The paper has been submitted to the Advertising Standards Agency with a call for all airbrushed adverts to carry a notice making clear the images have been artificially enhanced.
It has been written by Dr Helga Dittmar of the University of Sussex, Dr Emma Halliwell of the University of the West of England and backed by 42 more academics.
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