Thursday, January 28, 2010

Pro Anorexia Sites on the rise

AUTHOR Alana Cook
~ Martlet.ca

While anorexia nervosa is recognized as a serious and often fatal
psychological disease, several studies out this year have shown a
steady rise in pro-ana (pro-anorexic) and pro-mia (pro-bulimic)
websites.

Portraying eating disorders as a method of self-control rather than
self-destruction, their controversial message is rapidly spreading to
an increasingly younger Internet generation; one already obsessed with
an unrealistic perception of beauty...finish article here

Eating Disorder Hope and our blog followers would enjoy hearing your
opinion on this article! Please share your thoughts and concerns.

I, Jacquelyn, am saddened by the "perfect image" media onslaught directed toward our young people in their developmental years. I find this so destructive to our young women and men. We have to speak out more often, encourage a much broader paradigm of beauty, success and health. What do you think? Blog Now

1 comment:

Fiona Place said...

This is indeed troublesome news - to see the cult of celebrity and fame taken up by the Pro-Ana sites makes it doubly difficult for young woman. If a woman can now be "famous" for having anorexia - and be on public show - the journey to recovery is that much harder. She not only has to give up anorexia but fame as well.