Category Archives: Eating Disorders

Viewing Pictures of Thin Models Improves Self-Image of Young Women

A commonly made claim about the media’s obsession with thin, young women is that such images create a poor self-image in young women who don’t measure up to that ideal. A small minority of them then turn to self-destructive behaviors … Continue reading

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Mayo Clinic Study: Death Rate Among Anorexia Nervosa Patients Exaggerated

A Mayo Clinic study that looked at mortality rates among patients with anorexia nervosa over a period of 60 years concluded that people diagnosed with the disorder die at the same rate as people who do not have the disorder. … Continue reading

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Does a Genetic Disorder Cause Some Anorexia Cases?

A claim popularized by feminists is that anorexia (and other eating disorders) are caused by unhealthy media images of thin women. In the past decade this claim has been undermined by cross-cultural studies of societies with very different ideal female … Continue reading

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