Anorexia: Crossing the Thin Line
Starvation chic seems to be spreading across America. In fact, between 0.5% and 2% of women are estimated to suffer from anorexia nervosa. But the deadly disorder is now affecting more older women, ethnic women, and men. What's going on?
- WebMD Features
The Changing Face of Anorexia - Who's at risk? More people than you think.
- The Genetics of Anorexia
- New research suggests anorexia is - in part - inherited. But it's not inevitable.
- Anorexia Inside the Human Body
- First it attacks the bones. Then the heart. Anorexia kills up to 20% of its long-term victims.
- Pro-Ana Web Sites
- "Ana." "Mia." "Thinspiration." Do web sites celebrating anorexia worsen the problem?
Anorexia: In My Own Words
WebMD Features
For insights into this deadly eating disorder, WebMD asked five women to tell their personal stories about living with anorexia.
- • Carré Otis, a supermodel
- • Lizzy, a teen who runs a pro-ana web site
- • Melissa Román, a woman in recovery
- • Kathy Benn, a mother whose daughter died
- • Denise Demers, a woman struggling today
Carré Otis
Photo by Jerry Avenaim, www.jerryavenaim.com