A new law takes effect this month for Israeli models, requiring that individuals who want to work in print ads or runway shows must maintain a BMI of at least 18.5. Joining other countries like Italy in the battle for healthy body image, Israel’s “Photoshop law” also demands that advertisers clearly indicate when ads featuring …
Despite bans put forth earlier this year by popular social media communities like Tumblr and Pinterest, pro-anorexic websites are on the rise. A UK review, Virtually Anorexic–Where’s the Harm?, recently found that thousands of individual blogs, YouTube channels and other websites are spreading like wildfire–all promoting an unhealthy ideal of being rail-thin. Starving to be …
A recent report done exclusively for The Huffington Post UK reveals that there are websites selling merchandise designed to create community and solidarity for people who are “pro” eating disorders. The “pro-ana” movement, in general, has been around for a while, but, as evidenced by the report, capitalizing on the vulnerability of people with eating …
In what would be a landmark move, Italian officials are proposing that owners and publishers of pro-anorexia or pro-bulimia websites be subject to jail time or fines. The legislation would work by adding a clause to an existing law that makes it illegal to assist or instigate suicide, reports Yahoo Health. The Italian government is …
The National Health Service estimates that the number of U.K. preteen children treated for eating disorders has tripled in the last four years. The findings state that children are under increased pressure to be thin, mostly due to unrealistic expectations set forth by media and culture. And many children who need help for eating disorders …
Most people think of January as the time to kickstart healthy habits and make up for slip-ups that happened during the holidays. Yet new research suggests this is the time of year to be most conscious of our food choices and dieting decisions, as shoppers spend the most amount of food after the New Year …
Once thought to be a very Western-world phenomenon, eating disorders are now on the rise in other areas of the world. In Japan, they’re growing more rapidly than the nation can handle. According to the Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry, eating disorders spiked in the late 1990s and, in 2008, the country estimated that …
With the release of the updated Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) this year, anorexia has gotten somewhat of a makeover. New updates have broadened the criteria for the condition by eliminating a weight requirement. The move is critical, health experts say, because it changes the focus of anorexia from being too thin …
Women who experience a lack of supportive and accepting messages about their bodies from loved ones are more likely to gain weight than women who are told they look fine, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Waterloo found that “acceptance” messages helped women maintain and, in some cases, even lose weight. But …
Fashion models may be known for doing some crazy things to stay thin, such as eating tissues, but the latest trend seems to be taking things way too far. As top model Katia Elizarova reported to a British newspaper, some models are resorting to pulling out their teeth in order to appear thinner in photographs. …
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