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So What If Vogue Bans Too-Skinny Models?

CP | Leanne Italie, The Associated Press | Posted 05.07.2012

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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Lip service or sea change? Skeptics wonder whether Vogue magazine's vow to ban models under 16 or those of any age with visible signs...

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Eating Disorders And Teens: Signs To Help Parents

CP | Anne-Marie Tobin, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.11.2012

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TORONTO - Parents who have a child with an eating disorder can go through a whole host of problems themselves — they feel guilty, anxious and ashame...

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Weight Watching: The Up and Down Struggle

Cassandra Scrimgeour | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Eating Disorders, Weight Watchers, Losing Weight, Weight Loss, Self-Esteem, Weight Struggle, Body Image, Canada Living News
Cassandra Scrimgeour

Oftentimes I ask myself, what weight, what number would make me happy with my body now? Would any number achieve that? It seems the answer is no.

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Sheena's Place: Five Myths About Eating Disorders

The Huffington Post Canada | Meredith Gillies | Posted 12.28.2011

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With so many misconceptions about anorexia, bulimia and overeating, can you spot fact from fiction? We talked to Julie Notto, the program manager at S...

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New York Fashion Week: Why Is the Fashion Industry Still Pushing Size 0?

Miranda Frum | Posted 11.15.2011

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Miranda Frum

The very first modelling agency I applied to was Wilhelmina Models. I was told to leave my photos with the receptionist and then wait in a sitting area with six or seven other girls. Finally my name was called. "Have you ever considered plus size modeling?" asked an agent. I was humiliated.

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The Science Of The Junk Food Nag

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 10.29.2011

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You can easily picture this morning scene in kitchens across Canada: Kids want certain snacks or lunches to take to school. They make pleas for sweets...

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Kate Middleton and I Would Probably Rather Be Sad Than Fat

Jowita Bydlowska | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Women, Depression, Dieting, Health, Oxygen Magazine, Eating Disorders, Fat, Psychology, Media, Vegetarianism, Bulimia, Magazines, Dutchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, Grazia, Body Image, Canada News
Jowita Bydlowska

The lives of thin women revolve around denial, restrictions, guilt, and depression over failing... I know because I'd been hiding my own fat monster and had to appease it with Prozac and talk therapy. Still, I suppose, I'd rather be sad than fat. And so would Kate Middleton, probably. And so would you.

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