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Are All Anorexia Nervosa Patients Just Afraid of Being Fat? - Part 2

vnc_00 Dec 06, 2012 11:58

Originally published at Science of Eating Disorders. Please leave any comments there.

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while (or literature on this topic) you know the answer is no. I’ve blogged about this before, but I think it is a topic that needs a lot more coverage because the myths that all anorexia nervosa patients are just afraid of ( Read more... )

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Does the Media Cause Eating Disorders? Disordered Eating in Iranian Women: From Tehran to Los Angele

vnc_00 Nov 07, 2012 15:59

Originally published at Science of Eating Disorders. Please leave any comments there.

What is the impact of Western culture on eating disorders? Do images of thin cause eating disorders? I mean, it seems like such a nice and simple hypothesis. It makes intuitive sense: glamorize thin and make thin cool and BAM, everyone wants to be thin. It would be ( Read more... )

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Are All Anorexics Just Afraid Of Being Fat and Can We Blame The Western Media?

vnc_00 Jul 17, 2012 08:36

Originally published at Science of Eating Disorders. Please leave any comments there.

A really fun aspect of blogging is seeing what search terms lead people to my blog; a frustrating side-effect is not being able to interact with those people directly. This entry is, in part, an attempt to answer a common question that leads individuals to my blog ( Read more... )

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