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Originally Posted by gordner
Were you outraged when all the magazine covers were unattainably thin people who were equally unhealthy on the other end of the spectrum?
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Absolutely. 20 years ago I delivered a beautiful, healthy baby girl to loving parents. At age 13 she became social media obsessed focusing on extremely thin models. I was part of the medical team that tried desperately to manage her anorexia. She died three years ago at the age of 17.
I have two daughters. I have always encouraged them to stay fit and eat well. They are not underweight or overweight. I remember when they were young and I saw a cover of Vogue magazine with an anorexic model on the front. I made a point to tell my daughters that the model needed a nutritionist and a therapist more than a photographer. Eating disorders on both ends of the spectrum are extremely difficult to deal with and can result in trajedy.